This page contains all the relevant documents for the legal review of the process which has lead to the change in the activities allowed under the current Permission Contract between ForestryEngland (FE) and the Beaulieu Model Flying Committee (BMFC).
[A note about the naming convention used in this package of documents: Each file is preceded by an 8 digit number with the format yyyymmdd, eg. 20150301 which refers to the day on which the document was created, in this case 2015/03/01, 1st March 2015. Other (later) dates may be associated the file according to the date and time which is was copied onto some computer system, but these should generally be ignored. If the month or day is not known then is it shown as 00 to be understood that the file could have been created at any time in the period defined
The files are listed in increasing date order, and thus represent a log of when each was created. This log can be used to inform the debate about when things were known. ]
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The overview document, describing the contracts between FE and BMFC, and the course of actions resulting in the recent contract conditions change:
20211012 Lawyers Briefing Paper v5
The briefing paper – An overview of the process and the changes (updated 24th October 2021)
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The papers referenced in the overview document (arranged in date order):
20100000 Batten Report The Batten Report – An ornithologist’s study of the interaction between birds and model aircraft at one location in the UK.
20150301 model_aircraft_in_the_new_forest Briefing paper for 2015 FE review for the 2015 HRA with NE
20150401 NE Assent The licencing of the flying of model aircraft at Beaulieu Heath World War Two Airfield. 26th March 2015
20191205 FE contract Permission for Model Flying at Beaulieu for 2020
20200720 NF breeding wader report A survey of ground-nesting birds in the New Forest National Park in spring 2020, to assess potential impacts of reduced recreational use. [ This study of many areas of the New Forest, including area 10 – Beaulieu Heath, showed that the location of the airfield was far from the places at which the selected species (Redshank, Curlew, Lapwing, Snipe) were breeding. It also reports significant disturbance from Dogs, Walkers, Cycling and running, but no disturbance attributable to model flying. ]
20200819 Model flying at Beaulieu Airfield Briefing paper for 2020 FE review in anticipation of the 2020 HRA with NE
20201106 FE note 2021 planned restrictions A short note from FE to BMFC stating planned restrictions for 2020 – 2025 period
20201113 Response BMFC to FE The BMFC response and rebuttal of the FE proposals
20201119 FOI request to Forestry about bird populations A Freedom-of-information request to UK government asking for details of any study made by FE into bird populations in the New Forest. [ This revealed the existence of the 20200720 report above, which had not been made available to the BMFC by FE at that point ]
20201130 letter BMFA to FC Management Letter sent from BMFA to FE deputy surveyor expressing concern over delay in defining contract. No reply received.
20210110 Letter BMFC to Julian Lewis MP BMFC request for advice from local MP, with reply from Forestry to MP.
20210111 Permissions Extension Jan-Mar 2021 Extension of permission for the period January to March 2021
20210112 Possible differences of opinion FE vs BMFC A discussion of the main differences in points of view between FE and BMFC.
20210507 Permission Extension Apr-Jun 2021 Extension of permission for the period April to June 2021
20210608 FE contract Jul-Dec 2021 Short permission for remainder of 2021. New contract expected for Jan-Dec 2022.
20210701 BMFC rebuttal of new contract BMFC protest at Jul-Dec 2021 contract conditions
20210729 FE reply to BMFC protest FE reply to 20210701 protest from BMFC
20211024 Comparison of areas defined for model flying Maps and diagrams showing the relative sizes of the Heath and the parts that are allowed for model flying.
20211024 Shire Horse event Beaulieu Heath Shire Horse organised event September 2021