Ashdown Park Homes Park Rules

Preface

In these rules:

• "occupier" means anyone who occupies a park home, whether under an Agreement to which the Mobile Home Act 1983 applies
• "you" and "yours" refers to the occupier of a park home
• "we" and "ours" 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.

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 storage space for anything flammable. Metal objects including metal toolboxes and a set of ladders may be permitted as long as general maintenance access is maintained for electrical, water and drainage services.
2. You must not erect enclosures unless they are broad leaf shrubs and you have obtained our approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld). You must position enclosures so as to comply with the Park's Site Licence conditions and fire safety requirements.
3. You must not have external fires, including incinerators with the exception of barbeques unless posing a nuisance to neighbours.
4. You must not keep flammable substances on the park except in quantities reasonable for domestic use.
5. You must not keep explosive substances on the park.
6. No conservatories, extensions, porches, garden sheds or rotary/washing lines can be erected without the prior written approval of the park owner.

Storage

7. You must not have more than one storage shed 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 8ft x fift.
8. You must ensure that any structure erected in the separation space between park homes is of non-combustible construction and positioned so as to comply with the Park's Site Licence conditions and fire safety requirements.
9. One plastic lockable storage unit can be placed out of sight, close by to the shed.

Refuse

10.You are responsible for the disposal of all household, recyclable and garden waste in approved containers through the local authority service. You must not overfill containers and must place them in the approved position for the local authority collections.

11.You must not deposit any waste or un-roadworthy vehicles on any part of the park (including any individual pitch).

12. The field must not be used for the tipping of any rubbish (of any type).

Business Activities

13. 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 the park home or the pitch for the storage of stock, plant, machinery or equipment used or last used for any business purpose. However, you are at liberty to work individually from home by 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

14. No person under the age of 55 years may occupy a park home under an Agreement to which the Mobile Homes Act 1983 applies. Occupiers are responsible for the conduct of visitors and children. (WHERE RELEVANT, with the exception of the Park Owner and his family, Park Manager etc.)
15. Subject to paragraph 16, the park owner will not permit any person under the age of 55 to reside in a park home as a tenant or non-Mobile Homes Act licensee and shall stipulate in any tenancy or licence that the tenant or licensee is responsible for the conduct of visitors and children.

16. Rule 15 does not apply in respect of any tenant or licensee who is currently resident in a park home on the park.

Noise Nuisance

17. 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 8.00am.

Pets

18. You must not keep any pets or animals except the following:

Not more than one dog (not exceeding 12" in height (from the ground to the top of its back -when fully grown) (other than any of the breeds subject to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991). 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 m in length and must not allow it to despoil the park.

Not more than one domestic cat. 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

The express terms of a homeowners' 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.

19. Nothing in rule 18 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

20.You must only use fire point hoses in case of fire. Vacant pitches

21.You must not have access to vacant pitches and must not disturb building materials and plant.

Vehicles and parking

22. You must drive all vehicles on the park carefully and within the displayed speed limit (5 mph).
23. You must not park more than two vehicles on the Park. (If your drive permits two vehicles). Where your drive permits space for one vehicle then permission is just for one vehicle.

24.You must not park on the roads or grass verges.

25. You must not park anywhere except in the permitted parking spaces.

26.You must not park commercial vehicles of any sort, including light commercial or light goods vehicles as described in the vehicle taxation legislation on the park (with the exceptions of commercial vehicles operated by the park owner, their family, the park warden and any contractors carrying out work on behalf of residents).

27. 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 roadworthy condition. No learner drivers are allowed on the park.