Consultations regarding licence modifications in support of a UK Airspace Design Service
CAP3225 Economic Regulation of NERL: Decision to modify NERL’s Licence to support the implementation of a UK Airspace Design Service, March 2026
CAP3225 is a document detailing our Final Decision on modifications to NATS (En Route) Plc’s (“NERL”) air traffic services licence in support of DfT’s and CAA’s decision to create a new UK Airspace Design Service.
This decision takes account of stakeholder responses to the “Final Proposals” Consultation (December 2025).
In support of our Final Decision, we have also published a spreadsheet model (CAP3225A) that presents cost projections and calculates charging outputs presented throughout this document.
As required by section 11A(5) of the Transport Act 2000 (“TA00”), this document also includes a notice at Appendix B setting out the modifications we have decided to make to the Licence. This decision follows on from the notice proposing to modify the Licence that we issued under section 11A(1) TA00 alongside a consultation in December 2025 (“Final Proposals”) , as well as earlier consultations on our proposed approach in November 2024 (the “Illustrative Proposals”) and June 2025 (the “Initial Proposals”).
CAP3164 Final proposals for modifying NERL’s licence to support the implementation of a UK Airspace Design Service, December 2025
CAP3164 is a consultation detailing our final proposals for modifications to NATS (En Route) Plc’s (NERL) air traffic services licence in support of DfT’s and CAA’s decision to create a new UK Airspace Design Service.
This consultation takes account of stakeholder responses to the Initial Proposals Consultation (June 2025) and closes on 20 January 2026.
In support of our final proposals, we have also published a spreadsheet model (CAP3164A) that presents cost projections and calculates charging outputs presented throughout the consultation document.
Related consultations and associated policy papers are on the autumn 2025 consultations page of our website.
Responses to CAP3164
- Airlines for America
- British Airways
- Cranborne Chase National Landscape
- Drone Alliance Europe
- Duxford Airfield
- easyJet
- Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC)
- HarpendenSky
- IATA
- London Oxford Airport
- Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN)
- Maldon District Council
- NERL
- Richard Fisher
- St. Albans Aircraft Noise Defence (STAND)
- Stop Low flights from Luton (SLFFL)
- Suzi Watson
CAP3121 Initial proposals for modifying NERL’s licence to support the implementation of a UK Airspace Design Service, June 2025
CAP3121 is a consultation detailing our initial proposals for modifications to NATS (En Route) Plc’s (“NERL”) air traffic services licence in support of DfT’s and CAA’s decision to create a new UK Airspace Design Service (see CAP3106 and associated policy papers published on 2 June 2025, all of which are available at www.caa.co.uk/ukads). This consultation takes account of stakeholder responses to the November 2024 Consultation. This consultation closes on 24 July 2025.
In support of our initial proposals, we have also published a financial model (CAP3121A) that calculate outputs presented in Chapter 5 and Appendix C of the consultation document.
Responses to CAP3121
CAP3063 Illustrative proposals for modifying the Licence to support the implementation of a UK Airspace Design Service, November 2024
CAP3063 (21 November 2024) is a complementary consultation providing illustrative information on changes to NERL air traffic service licence obligations, costs and charges that might be needed to implement proposals set out in CAP3029, a joint CAA-DfT consultation on proposals for creating a UK Airspace Design Service.
Alongside our complementary consultation, we also published CAP3063A, a supporting consultancy report commissioned to Egis.