Overview

• Locals have plastered “No drone zone” notices on homes, the church and the public car park to deter intrusive flights
• Wiltshire Council’s new car-park sign warns that flying drones over private gardens and homes may breach Civil Aviation Authority rules
• Retired officer Hilary Baker says pilots verbally abuse residents who ask them to land and recounts drones filming people through bathroom windows
• A parish council survey found that more than half of visitors decide to visit Castle Combe after seeing it on Instagram and TikTok
• Reports of drones crashing into the church roof and nearby trees have underscored gaps in enforcement and raised safety concerns