Yes, scudding around at 400 ft is going to be lots of fun in your area 'xrayalpha' and on, say, a jaunt to Scone. Make sure you slalom around the total exclusion ground level to 10K sections!
I just wonder how difficult it will be to explain to Police why you are requesting permission to fly. The understanding of light aviation amongst the Police seems very patchy at best.
Given that that paramotor pilot did not get prosecuted (I wonder why), I'd suggest this OTT caper is all about 'being seen to take action', 'being proactive' and similar management BS Bingo phrases. Sigh.