Residential Park (find out more here)
Park Royal is an exclusive development of 30 residential homes designed for residents over the age of forty-five looking to settle into a friendly community in a beautiful location. The pet-friendly Park is constructed to a high stand and benefits from electric remote gates, intercom systems and private parking to each home and contemporary landscaped gardens. The homes are high quality and have attractive exteriors and well-built, efficient internal designs.
Some homes on the site also feature an elegant glass balcony perfect for relaxing and enjoying the picturesque scenery. The park is located in the village of Hamble which is a quaint destination with cobbled streets and charming independent shops and cafes. A three-minute walk away from the park is the Mercury Yacht Marina, a sheltered woodland site where boating facilities and activities are available as well a high-quality bar and restaurant with picturesque waterside views and a fifteen-minute walk away from the park are Port Hamble Marina- a busy marina popular with boat racing enthusiasts. The village train station also gives ease of access to surrounding villages as well as the lively city of Southampton.
PARK RULES FOR PARK ROYAL
Preface In these rules:
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 2 ND June, 2017; 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.
Conditions of the Pitch
1. For reasons of ventilation and safety you must keep the underneath of your home clear to enable access for services.
2. You must keep grass and similar vegetation in a clean and tidy condition and ensure the pitch is free of weeds, rubbish and combustible material. Astroturf is not permitted.
3. You must not carry out any improvements or adjustments to the pitch including fencing unless you have obtained our prior written approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
4. You must not attach any item, trellis, planting etc. to the park’s boundary fences.
5. You must not plant shrubs, hedge borders, trees or erect water features and ponds unless you have obtained our prior written approval (which will not be withheld or delayed unreasonably).
6. You must not cut down, remove or damage trees and shrubs planted by Birch’s Park Homes Ltd. You must ensure that any hedges and shrubs planted by homeowners do not exceed 3’6” in height.
7. You must not construct a patio on your pitch unless you have obtained our approval in writing (which will not be withheld or delayed unreasonably) which must comply to Birch’s standard specification.
8. Flower borders and small flower beds are permitted around the homes, however, you must use reasonable endeavours to ensure as much grass area as possible is retained.
9. You must not create vegetable plots or shingle areas etc. unless you have obtained our prior written approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
10. You must ensure that pots and garden ornaments are kept to a reasonable size and contemporary in style in order to maintain the overall contemporary style of the park. They should not exceed 10 in number.
11. Garden gnomes or solar lights are not permitted on your pitch.
12. You must only use rotary washing lines on the park which must be concealed as much as possible behind the park home and folded down when not in use. 13. You are responsible for the conduct of visiting children in your custody and will be held liable for any damage caused. You must not allow visitors’ children to wander unaccompanied on the park or on to other occupiers’ gardens. Ball games are prohibited at all times. 14. You must not have external fires, including incinerators.
15. The sensible use of barbeques is permitted clear of any home, fence or other timber structure. Barbeques must be supervised at all times. 16. You must not keep inflammable substances on the park except in quantities reasonable for domestic use.
17. You must not keep explosive substances on the park.
18. All electrical appliances must comply to BS standards and all electrical installations should be carried out by engineers registered with the institution of electrical engineers (NICEIC) or any successor body.
19. All piping, gas connections and all gas appliances must be of the correct type, and must be fitted and commissioned by “Gas Safe” registered engineers or any successor body.
20. You must not store caravans and motor homes on the park. Overnight loading/unloading for caravans or motor homes is allowed as long as roadways remain unobstructed at all times.
21. You must not tamper with the gates except in case of emergency. Storage
22. You must not have more than one garage or storage shed on the pitch which must be noncombustible. Where you source the shed or garage yourself the design, size and standard must have our prior written approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
23. Any additional storage boxes must have prior written approval (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). They are to be non-combustible and are to be concealed where possible at the rear of the home in an agreed position.
24. Storage under the balconies is not permitted. Balconies must remain as provided with no tinting or “boxing in”.
Refuse
25. You are responsible for all household refuse to be deposited in approved containers which must not be overfilled; these should be deposited at the agreed collection point, either late evening or early morning before collection.
26. 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
27. 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
28. No person under the age of 45 years may reside in a park home. Noise Nuisance
29. 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 10.30 pm and 8.00 am.
Pets
30. You must not keep any pets or animals except the following: a. Not more than 2 dogs (other than any of the breeds 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 not exceeding 1m in length and must not allow it to despoil the park. b. Not more than 2 domestic cats. c. Any pet or animal which are housed in a cage, aquarium or similar and remain at all times within your home.
Additional Pet Rule
31. Nothing in the rules on Pets within 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
32. Hosepipes and sprinklers must not be left on unattended.
33. You must only use fire extinguishers or hydrants (where available) in case of fire.
34. You must protect all external water pipes from potential frost damage. Vehicles and parking
35. You must drive all vehicles on the park carefully, within the displayed speed limit and no faster than 5 mph.
36. You must not park on the roads or grass verges
37. You must not park anywhere except in the parking space(s) allocated to your home.
38. Other than for delivering goods and services, you must not park or allow parking of commercial vehicles of any sort on the park, with the exceptions of commercial vehicles operated by the park owner and their family, including a. Light commercial or light goods vehicles as described in the vehicle taxation legislation and b. Vehicles intended for domestic use but derived from or adapted from such a commercial vehicle
39. You must advise visitors to park in the designated visitor car park.
40. You must ensure at least one member of any household owning a vehicle on the park must possess a current driving licence and insurance. All vehicles must be taxed and in a roadworthy condition.
41. Disused or un-roadworthy vehicles must not be kept anywhere on the park. We reserve the right to remove any vehicle which is apparently abandoned.
42. You must not carry out the following works or repairs on the park: (a) major vehicles repairs involving dismantling of part(s) of the engine (b) works which involve the removal of oil or other fuels Weapons
43. 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
44. Homeowners must maintain the outside of their park home in a clean and tidy condition. Where the exterior is repainted, homeowners must use reasonable endeavours not to depart from the original exterior colour-scheme and finish. Written requests for approval are to be sent to: Birch’s Park Homes Ltd., Bluebell Woods, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire CB25 9NW.
Any requests in writing will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Park Royal
Hamble
Hampshire
SO31 4HR