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I'm not sure what the law says but quite a few (domestic) construction companies use them.
I used to do a bit of on site prep work for a company that made pre-fab loft conversions. They would get their measurements using a drone that was basically a flying total station the last job I did for them was in Putney so I would imagine they were allowed to use it as neighbours complain quickly in that neck the woods.
Bobbo-
I think it’s pretty much unless you have a specific exemption you have to keep them 50m from buildings, vehicles and people that are out of your direct control. Unless there’s an airport in the mix and it’s 2.5 miles or something.
If you had a large detached house it’s possible to survey the building because houses and people you don’t control can be 50m away.
There are exemptions - maybe it’s worth it for a company to get a special license and pay for them.
Howard
I did wonder about that. I guess a very small drone is fine to fly so close to houses?
When I looked in to inspecting our flat’s roof a few years ago it was basically forbidden to fly within so many meters of residential buildings that you couldn’t get near it.
I agree that the residential surveying game is a bit of an odd one