Drone Surveys in Cardiff | Inspection, Thermal, Mapping

Local airspace

Cardiff airspace, live.

Cardiff Airport CTR covers the south-west of the metro area. No city-centre CTR. Network Rail manages Cardiff Central and the Valleys network. The Welsh Government operates a separate permit process for filming around the Senedd.

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Where Cardiff clients send us

Common Cardiff project types.

Public-sector housing, healthcare estates, university campuses, commercial property, sports venues, heritage estates.

Why Cardiff firms use us

Permissions that match the airspace.

Wales has one of the UK's most ambitious public-sector retrofit programmes. We deliver thermal envelope surveys and BREEAM assessments across Cardiff's housing association and council stock, hosted on AIM.

Services in Cardiff

What we capture across the Cardiff area.

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Drone roof and gutter inspection
Commercial and residential roof surveys, façade inspections, gutter checks, without scaffold or MEWP. Same-week scheduling.
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Thermal heat-loss and BREEAM surveys
Calibrated thermal capture for retrofit planning, EPC support, and BREEAM compliance. Night-time and daytime where appropriate.
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Construction monitoring
Monthly or weekly aerial capture for active construction sites. Time-series comparison hosted on AIM.
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Topographical and measured surveys
Centimetre-grade ground capture, CAD drawings, Revit / BIM models, full 3D measured surveys for refurbishment and change-of-use.
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Confined space inspection
Specialist drones for tank, tunnel, vessel and shaft inspection. No permit-to-enter, no shutdown.
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Drone media and 360 capture
4K and 8K drone video, Insta360 ground-level walk-throughs, FPV showcase content.

Local clients we work with

Public-sector and housing-association coverage.

Around Cardiff, our project pipeline regularly takes us across local authority and housing-association estates. We deliver scaffold-free roof inspections, retrofit thermography, condition surveys and BREEAM-grade thermal capture for organisations including:

Local authorities

✓Cardiff Council
✓Vale of Glamorgan Council
✓Caerphilly CBC
✓Rhondda Cynon Taf

Housing associations & estates

✓Wales & West Housing
✓Cardiff Community Housing
✓Hafod
✓Linc Cymru
✓Newydd

Organisation names are common sector-active examples in the region. Specific client engagements are confirmed under NDA on request.

Permissions matter

Approved for business locations, airports, FRZs and restricted areas.

Most of the sites we're asked to fly, live commercial premises, near airports, inside Flight Restriction Zones, around Network Rail corridors, military air bases and Royal estates, require enhanced CAA permissions, prior notification, and an operator with the track record to coordinate with the relevant authority. We hold and operate under those permissions every day. If you've been told "no" elsewhere, our route to flying it is almost certainly already in place.

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Cardiff captures, on AIM Platform.

Every Cardiff project we capture is hosted on AIM Platform, the asset-information software used by surveyors, councils and contractors across the UK. Browser-streamable. Measurable in place. Shareable with one link.

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Common questions

Drone surveys in this area

Can you fly drones near Cardiff's controlled airspace?

Yes. We operate routinely under Cardiff Airport CTR. Our enhanced CAA permissions and notification procedures let us fly safely in and around controlled airspace where standard operators are restricted, including airport approach paths and Flight Restriction Zones.

Do you cover Cardiff central areas like Cardiff Bay and City Centre?

Yes. We routinely fly across Cardiff including Cardiff Bay, City Centre and Pontcanna. Dense built-up areas, occupied commercial premises and live retail sites are all within scope under our enhanced CAA approval.

Can you fly drones near Principality Stadium or other Cardiff landmarks?

Yes, where permitted. Iconic sites like Principality Stadium sit within or near restricted areas, but we work with the landowner, the relevant authority and the CAA where needed to secure the right permissions. We have a strong track record of getting "no" sites to "yes".

Do you provide thermal drone surveys in Cardiff?

Yes. Thermal surveys are flown across Cardiff for housing portfolios, BREEAM certification work, commercial roof condition checks and solar array inspections. Best results are achieved between October and March.

Do you survey housing portfolios across Cardiff?

Yes. Multi-property thermal and roof surveys for housing associations and social landlords in Cardiff are a routine workload. Reports are produced consistently across the entire portfolio in a single AIM Platform deliverable.

Can you do construction progress monitoring on Cardiff sites?

Yes. Monthly aerial sets, volumetric reports and orthomosaics for active Cardiff construction sites are a core service. Each visit produces a side-by-side comparison against previous visits, hosted on AIM Platform.

Drone surveys across Cardiff.