{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/779965.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":779965,"attributes":{"action":"Restrict low-level helicopter and airship flights over residential zones","background":"We call on the government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to tighten regulations regarding flight paths, minimum altitudes, and noise limits for helicopters, airships, and all sightseeing flights operating over residential areas in Greater London and across the country","additional_details":"Residents living in urban residential areas are reporting an increasingly intrusive volume of low-flying aircraft over their homes and gardens. \r\nWe urge the Department for Transport and the CAA to:\r\n1. Increase the statutory minimum altitude for flights over residential areas.\r\n2. Establish restricted flight corridors that redirect low-altitude traffic away from residential neighbourhoods.\r\n3. Introduce enforceable noise limits and stricter penalties for operators who breach altitude guidelines.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":7,"closing_date":"2027-03-14","created_at":"2026-08-18T17:09:25.407Z","updated_at":"2026-09-14T17:39:40.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-09-14T16:40:40.379Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-08-19T22:53:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Anamika Kumar","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"DfT","name":"Department for Transport","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":7}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Bexleyheath and Crayford","ons_code":"E14001089","mp":"Daniel Francis MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Bournemouth West","ons_code":"E14001116","mp":"Jessica Toale MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Chingford and Woodford Green","ons_code":"E14001167","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Herne Bay and Sandwich","ons_code":"E14001282","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Roger Gale MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Northampton South","ons_code":"E14001407","mp":"Mike Reader MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":3},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":1},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":2}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}