Woodlands Park
Preface
In these rules:
- "occupier" means anyone who occupies a park home, whether under an Agreement to which the Mobile Homes Act 1983 applies or under a tenancy or any other agreement
- "you" and "your" refers to the homeowner or other occupier of a park home
- "we" and "our" refers to the park owner
These rules are in place to ensure acceptable standards are maintained on the park, which will be of general benefit to occupiers, and to promote and maintain community cohesion. They form part of the Agreement by which homeowners occupy the pitch in accordance with the Mobile Homes Act 1983, as amended.
None of these rules is to have a retrospective effect. Accordingly:
- they are to apply only from the date on which they take effect, which is 8th October 2014; and
- no occupier who is in occupation on that date will be treated as being in breach due to circumstances which were in existence on that date and which would not have been a breach of the rules in existence before that date
These rules also apply (for so long as they live on the park) to the park owner and any employees, with the exception of the following rules (11, 12, 14, 23).
Condition of the Pitch
1. For reasons of ventilation and safety you must keep the underneath of your home clear and not use it as a storage space.
2. You must not erect fences or other means of enclosure unless you have obtained our approval
(which will not be unreasonably withheld). You must maintain fences and any other means of enclosure so as to comply with the park's site licence conditions and fire safety requirements.
3. You must not have external fires, including incinerators. Barbecues must be of the LPG (gas) type.
4. You must not keep inflammable substances on the park except in quantities reasonable for domestic use.
5. You must not keep explosive substances on the park.
Storage
6. You must not have more than one storage shed or other structure on the pitch. Where you source the shed yourself the design, standard and size of the shed must be approved by us in writing (approval will not be withheld unreasonably). You must position the shed so as to comply with the park's site licence and fire safety requirements. The footprint of the shed shall not exceed 4 Square metres.
7. You must not have any storage receptacle on the pitch other than the shed mentioned in rule 6 and any receptacle for the storage of domestic waste pending collection by the local authority.
8. You must ensure that any shed or structure erected in the separation space between park homes is of noncombustible construction and positioned so as to comply with the park's licence conditions and fire safety requirements. The separation space is the space between your park home and any neighbouring home.
Refuse
9. You are responsible for the disposal of all household, recyclable and garden waste in approved containers (to be kept on the pitch other than collection days) through the local authority service. You must not overfill containers and must place them in the approved position for the local authority collections.
10.You must not deposit any waste or rubbish other than in local authority approved containers on any part of the park (including any individual pitch).
Business activities
11. You must not use the park home, the pitch or the park (or any part of the park) for any business purpose, and you must not use tbe park home or the pitch Ffor the storage of stock, plant, machinery, trailers or equipment used or last used for any business purpose. However you are at liberty to work individually from home bv carrying out any office work of a type which does not create a nuisance to other occupiers and does not involve other staff, other workers, customers or members of the public calling at the park home or the park.
Age of occupants
12. No person under the age of 55 years may reside in a park home, with the exception of the park owner and their family, the park warden etc.
Noise nuisance
13. You must not use musical instruments, all forms of recorded music players, radios and other similar appliances and motor vehicles so as to cause a nuisance to other occupiers, especially between the hours of 10.30pm and 8am.
Pets
14. You must not keep any pet or animal at the park home or on the pitch except those which are housed in a cage, aquarium or similar and remain at all times within your home.
Note
The express terms of a homeowner's agreement contain an undertaking on the part of the homeowner not to allow anything which is or becomes a nuisance, inconvenience or disturbance to other occupiers at the park and this undertaking extends to the behaviour of pets and animals . A similar requirement not to cause a nuisance applies to tenants and again this includes the behaviour of pets and animals. You must keep any dog under proper control and you must not permit it to frighten other users of the park. You must keep any dog on a leash not exceeding 1 metre in length and must not allow it to despoil the park. You must keep any cat under proper control and must not permit it to frighten other users of the park, or to despoil the park.
Note
These rules do not have retrospective effect. If the keeping of the pet complied with the previous rules, an occupier will not be treated as being in breach when these rules take effect. However, when the pet dies or leaves it can only be replaced if this would comply with these rules.
A new homeowner may come onto the park with not more than one dog or cat (other than a dog of any of the breeds subject to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991) which they already own and may keep for as long as they wish but they shall not be permitted to replace the pet or acquire another pet.
Rule 14 does not apply to pets owned by the park owner and their family, the park warden etc.
15. Nothing in rule 14 of these park rules prevents you from keeping an assistance dog if this is required to support your disability and Assistance Dogs UK or any successor body has issued you with an Identification Book or other appropriate evidence.
Water
16. Where water is not separately metered at the park home or not separately charged you must not use hoses, except in case of fire.
17. You must only use fire point hoses in case of fire.
18. You must protect all external water pipes from potential frost damage.
Vehicles and parking
19. You must drive all vehicles on the park carefully and within the displayed speed limit.
20. You must not park more than one vehicle on the park.
21. You must not park on the roads or grass verges.
22. You must not park anywhere except in the permitted parking spaces.
23. Other than for delivering goods and services, you must not park or allow parking of commercial vehicles of any sort on the park, including:
- light commercial or light goods vehicles as described in the vehicle taxation legislation and
- motorhomes, touring caravans, trailers and
- vehicles intended for domestic use but derived from or adapted from such a commercial vehicle, with the exceptions of commercial vehicles operated by the park owner and their family, the park warden etc.
24. You must hold a current driving licence and be insured to drive any vehicle on the park. You must also ensure that any vehicle you drive on the park is taxed in accordance with the requirements of law and is in a roadworthy condition.
25. Disused or unroadworthy vehicles must not be kept anywhere on the park. We reserve the right to remove any vehicle which is apparently abandoned.
26. You must not carry out the following works or repairs on the park:
a) Major vehicle repairs involving dismantling of part(s) of the engine
b) Works which involve the removal of oil or other fuels.
Weapons
27. You must not use or display guns, firearms and offensive weapons (including crossbows) on the park and you may only keep them on the pitch or in your home if you hold the appropriate licence and they are securely stored in accordance with that licence.
External decoration
28. Homeowners must maintain the outside of their park home in a clean and tidy condition. Where the exterior is repainted or recovered not to depart from the original exterior colour-scheme.