Distance from Isolated Individual Buildings
Verified from official sourcesWhere you can fly (points 3 to 9) | UK Civil Aviation AuthorityVersion 1Effective -Verified 21 August 2026
In plain language
If a building is standing alone (more than 50m from other buildings), you do not need to stay 150m away, but you must still stay at least 50m away from it.
Requirement as structured
If an individual building is at least 50m away from other buildings, it’s not treated as a residential, recreational, commercial or industrial area, but you must not fly within 50m of it.
Original regulatory text
If an individual building is at least 50m away from other buildings, it’s not treated as a residential, recreational, commercial or industrial area, but you must not fly within 50m of it.
Applies when
- country
- United Kingdom
- regulatory category
- Open