PARK RULES FOR BARTON 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 "yours" refers to the homeowner or other occupier of a park home
- "We" and "Our" refers to the park owner
The rules are in place to ensure acceptable standards are maintained on the par, which will be of general benefit to occupiers, and to promite and miantain community cohesion. THey form park of the Agreement by which homeowners occupy the pitch in accordance with the Mobile Homes Act 1983, as amended.
With one exception the rules also apply to any occupiers of park homes who rent their home.
The only rule which does not apply to occupiers who rent their homes is rule 27 about the colour of the exterior of the home, as someone renting their home would not be responsible for exterior maintenance.
None of these rules are to have restrospective effect. Accordingly:
- They are to apply only from the date on which they take effect, which is 4 February 2016; and
- No occupier who is in occupation on that date will be treated as being in breach due to circumstnaces which were in existence before that date.
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 they are non- combustible and you have obtained our approval in writing (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). You must position 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.
4. You must not keep inflammable substances on the park except in quantities reasonable for domestic abuse.
5. You must not keep explosive substances on the park.
Storage
6. 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 or delayed 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 4.6 square meters.
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 other 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. The separation space is the space between your park home and any neighbouring park home
Refuse
9. 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.
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 the park home or the pitch for 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.
Age of Occupants
12. No person under the age of 40 years may reside in a park home, with the exception of the park owner, their family and their employees. When the children visit residents on the park no ball games are allowed.
Noise Nuisance
13. You must not use musical instruments, all forms of recorded music players, radios and other similar appliace and motor vehicles so as to cause a nuisance to other occupiers, especially between the hours of 10.30pm and 8.00 am
Pets
14. You must not keep any pets or animals except the following:-
- Not more than 2 pets, (these can either be a cat and a dog, 2 dogs or 2 cats). No breed of dog that is subject to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 which are not permitted at all. 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 at all times not exceeding 1m in length and must not allow it to despoil the park
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 the other occupiers at the park and this undertaking extends to the behaviour of pets and animals. A similar requirement not to cause a nuisance to tenants and again this includes pets and animals
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. You must only use fire point hoses in case of fire
17. You must protect all external water pipes from potential frost damage.
Vehicles and Parking
18. You must drive all vehicles on the park carefull and within the displayed speed limit of 5 mph.
19. You must not park more than 2 vehicles on the park.
20. You must not park on the roads or grass verges.
21. You must not park anywhere except in the permitted parking spaces.
22. 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
- Vehicles intended for domestic use but derived from or adapted from such a commercial vehicle
23. 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.
24. Disused or unroadworthy vehicles must not be kept anywhere on the park. We reserve the right to remove any vehicle which is apparently abandoned.
25. You must not carry out the following works or repairs on the park:-
a) Major vehicles repairs involving the dismantling of part (s) of the engine
b) Works which involve the removal of oil or other fuels.
Weapons
26. 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
27. Homeowners must maintain the outside of their park home in a clean and tidy condition. Where the exterior is repainted or recovered homeowners must use reasonable endeavours not to depart from the original exterior colour-scheme.
Park Home Living Disclaimer:
Park rules have been downloaded from the relevant licensing authority and were correct at the time of publishing. Uploaded Date: 3 September 2025
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