News of progress, according to the local press.
The required strengthening to cladding and windows in the tower below the pad is due for completion by the end of this month. Test flights will then be flown as a prelude to full clearance.
There are some rather stiff restrictions in the planning permission that has been given:
Annual limit of 70 flights (Recent years have seen over 200 landings at the existing remote site)
Daylight only
Hours limited to 0900-1900 local time
These limits can be overridden for a "major incident"
But - it's also noteworthy that the tower and helipad are often in cloud when we get a moist winter south=westerly wind, as has been the case for most of the last few weeks.