(Keep this handy – it affects your mortgage, insurance, and ability to sell)
✅ Before You Make Changes
- Get written permission for:
- Extensions, sheds, conservatories
- New fences, walls, or gates (front/side)
- Solar panels or other structural changes
- Work must follow approved plans
🏠 Use of Your Home
- Residential use – one family only
- No visible trade/business (home office is fine)
- Garage for parking or household storage only
🌳 Gardens, Open Areas & Protected Strip
- Front areas = garden, drive, or garage only
- Keep visibility splays (road corners) clear
- Protected Strip – no digging, planting deep-rooted trees/shrubs, or building
🚗 Parking Rules
- No regular parking of:
- HGVs, caravans, boats, trailers, or similar
- Commercial vehicles (unless in garage)
- OK to stop briefly for loading/unloading/delivery
- Don’t block shared drives, paths, forecourts, or communal areas
- Visitor bays = visitors only, max 24 hrs
📢 Signs & Adverts
- No signs except “For Sale” / “To Let” boards (may be restricted during development)
🐾 Pets
- Domestic pets only, no breeding or livestock
- Must not cause nuisance
🧹 Behaviour & Upkeep
- No illegal, dangerous, or nuisance activities
- Keep bins out of sight from street (except collection day)
- Keep property tidy
💷 Payments
- Service charges (Rentcharges) due: 31 Jan & 31 July
- Late payment = interest & costs
⚠️ Why It Matters
- Selling or remortgaging – You need a compliance certificate from the Management Company
- Lenders won’t proceed if charges unpaid or covenants breached
- Insurance – Breaches can affect cover
- Costs – You pay to fix any breach plus legal/admin fees
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