PARK RULES FOR WESTFIELD AND WILLOWS PARK ("the park")
Date rules deposited: 31 July 2015
These site rules are published under Regulation 16 of the Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014. They are a copy as presented to the council by the site owner. The council accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions.
Schedule five of the above regulations lists matters which are not permitted as site rules. You can find a copy of the regulations at: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/5/made
Site rules are below.
The following Site Rules are intended to ensure that acceptable standards are maintained on the Park for the benefit of residents generally, and to promote and maintain community cohesion on the Park.
These Rules form part of the terms of the occupation agreement between the Park owner and each resident living on the Park, and must be followed to ensure that good order is maintained on the Park at all times for the benefit of all occupiers.
The Pitch
- Private gardens are to be kept neat and tidy and the planting of hedges, trees and certain shrubs will only be permitted with the park owner's permission (which will not be unreasonably withheld). Occupiers who have been given permission to erect a fence must comply with the maximum height and construction of fences as stipulated in the site licence conditions. In consideration to all residents, grass cutting should not take place before 10.30 am on Sundays. Gardens are to be left intact when the occupier vacates the pitch.
- Occupiers are not permitted to keep any flammable substances on the Park except for their reasonably necessary domestic use.
- For health and safety reasons occupiers may not store petrol or paraffin or any combustible items underneath their home at any time.
- For the safety of occupiers, bonfires, incinerators, pyrotechnics and other external fires are not permitted on the Park. However, barbecues are permitted provided the relevant occupier has taken adequate firefighting precautions.
- No explosive materials may be kept on the Park.
- No guns, firearms or other offensive weapons may be kept on the Park except where the occupier holds a valid licence from the appropriate authority. In such case the occupier must take all necessary precautions to keep the weapon stored safely. No such weapons may be used on the Park at any time, even where the occupier holds a valid licence.
- Occupiers or their guests must not damage, remove or interfere with any equipment, property, flora or fauna on the Park which is owned by the Park owner or any third party.
- Occupiers are responsible for ensuring that all electrical and gas installations and appliances in their home are safe and comply with current standards.
- Occupiers are responsible for ensuring that their pitches are maintained in a safe and accessible condition at all times.
Improvements
- Occupiers must maintain their homes in a sound state of repair and condition (including being capable of movement from one place to another without undue risk of damage) at all times.
- Any occupier who wishes to carry out improvements to their home or pitch must make a written request to the Park owner in advance, setting out the details of the proposed improvements, along with plans/sketches of said improvements No improvements may be carried out to the pitch or to the exterior of the home without the prior written permission of the Park owner, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
Sheds and Other Structures
- A storage shed or other structure is permitted per pitch. The size, type, material location and design of the shed must be approved in writing in advance by the Park owner (which will not be unreasonably withheld). No shed which exceeds 6 feet in length, 5 feet in width or 7 feet in height will be permitted. It is the responsibility of the occupier to ensure that their shed is kept in a neat and tidy condition at all times.
- Any shed or other structure erected on the pitch must be made of noncombustible material, and must comply with the conditions of the Park's site licence.
Refuse
- Occupiers are responsible for the disposal of their household waste, including garden and recyclable waste. Waste must be deposited in the appropriate bins or containers provided, which must be left in the correct location for collection by the local authority on the appropriate day.
Prohibition of Business Activities
- Occupiers are not permitted to carry on any business activities from their park home, the pitch or any other part of the Park, and must not use the park home, the pitch or the Park for the storage of stock, plant, machinery or equipment used or intended for any business purpose. However, occupiers may 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 Limit
- No person under the age of 25 years is permitted to live on the Park. No occupier may sell a mobile home on the Park, or assign their agreement to a person under the age of 25 years, or to a prospective buyer who intends to permit a person under that age to reside with them on the Park. The Park owner may require an occupier to provide proof of age at any time.
- Relatives and friends (including persons under this age) are permitted to stay over but for no more than six weeks in any calendar year. Residents who have children to visit are responsible for their conduct while on the Park.
Noise Nuisance
- Musical instruments, music players and other appliances must not be used in such a way as may cause a nuisance or disturbance to others, particularly between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Pets
- Occupiers may not keep any pet or animal in the park home or on the pitch or the Park except for pets of a type commonly kept in England as domestic pets, and which must be securely housed in a cage, aquarium or similar facility and kept at all times inside the park home. Such pets must not be permitted to upset or cause a nuisance to the Park owner or other users of the Park.
- These rules do not have retrospective effect. Any occupier who was permitted to keep a non-compliant pet on the Park under the previous rules will not be treated as being in breach when these rules take effect. However, when the non-compliant pet dies or leaves the Park it can only be replaced with a pet which would comply with these rules.
- Nothing in these rules prevents an occupier from keeping an assistance dog if this is required to support their disability and Assistance Dogs UK or any successor body has issued the occupier with an Identification Book or other appropriate evidence of requirement.
Water Supply
- All occupiers must take appropriate steps to safeguard their external water pipes against damage or bursting from frost. Occupiers are responsible for maintaining the visible pipework on their pitch at all times.
Vacant Pitches
- Access to the Park owner's workshops and vacant pitches by occupiers or their guests is not permitted, and occupiers must not tamper with or move building materials, plant or machinery.
Vehicles and Parking
- All vehicles must be driven on the Park safely, with due care and attention, and in such a manner as will not cause a nuisance to the Park Owner, residents and other users of the Park, and must obey the stated speed limit on the Park. Any one-way systems are to be strictly observed, and vehicles must not reverse around the road systems.
- Parking is only permitted in the areas provided.
- Roads must be kept clear at all times for access by emergency vehicles.
- As required by law, all residents vehicles on the Park must be taxed, insured and in a roadworthy condition, and driven only by persons who are insured to drive them and who hold a valid driving licence for the type of vehicle being driven.
- Abandoned or unroadworthy vehicles must not be kept or used on the Park, and the Park owner may take appropriate steps to remove such vehicles from the Park. All costs for said removal will be passed to the vehicle owner
- Major maintenance to vehicles on the Park, including dismantling of the whole or parts of the engine, is prohibited.
- Occupiers may not keep vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 3.5 tonnes on the Park overnight. Commercial vehicles used by or on behalf of occupiers must not create a nuisance to other residents and must be parked in an area designated by the Park owner.
- Touring caravans will be allowed on the Park for a maximum of 48 hours to allow for cleaning/provisioning prior to any excursion.
Fire Precautions
- It is forbidden to tamper with or to interfere with any of the fire-fighting equipment on the Park. Fire point hoses and other fire-fighting equipment must only be used in case of emergency.
- All mobile homes must be equipped with a smoke detector and a fire extinguisher/fire blanket which conforms to the relevant British Standard.
- A fire risk assessment for the Park area is available for inspection in the Park office during normal business hours, and all residents should familiarise themselves with the information provided.
Park Home Living Disclaimer:
Park rules have been downloaded from the relevant licensing authority and were correct at the time of publishing. Uploaded Date: 23rd August 2021
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