What are site rules (park rules)?

Certain types of rules are not allowed (known as banned rules). You have the right to be consulted before site rules are made or changed in any way. If you do not agree with them, you may be able to appeal to a tribunal.

Site rules should be about how the park home site is managed. They should be used to maintain standards on the site and help residents live together as a community.

Site rules usually apply to all residents equally. But they do not apply to the site owner, even if they live on the site.

They cannot be used to:

• control how you sell or gift your park home
• interfere with your legal rights
• give the site owner unfair control over your home or pitch
• deal with a banned (prescribed) issue

Every site is different, and the rules will vary.

Your home and pitch

Rules about keeping the following clean and tidy:

• the outside of your park home
• your pitch
• any garden, fences or outbuildings you’re responsible for

You often need written permission before making changes to the pitch or the outside of your home. For example, you may need permission for putting up decking, a shed or porch, or painting the outside of your home.

Noise and nuisance

Rules about you and your visitors not causing a nuisance to others on the site. This could include noise from music, televisions, vehicles or pets, or rules about quiet hours (for example between 11pm and 8am).

Age restrictions

Some parks do not allow people below a certain age to live on site.

Fire safety and storage

Rules about what can and cannot be stored under or near your park home and in the space between park homes. For example, flammable materials cannot be kept under your home or in the spaces between park homes.

Some sites also ban bonfires or open fires.

Waste and drains

Rules about how and where to dispose of waste and recycling and that you must not:

• let waste build up on your pitch
• dump garden waste on the site
• block or damage drains

Vehicles and parking

For example, site rules about:

• on-site speed limits
• where you can park your car or keep a trailer
• visitor parking
• where to keep vehicles that are not roadworthy
• keeping roads clear for emergency access

Pets and animals

Rules often limit the number or type of pets you can keep. There’s no strict definition of what a pet is, but it’s usually a domesticated animal that lives with you.

For example:

• dogs must be kept on a lead
• owners must clean up after their pets
• livestock or poultry are not allowed

Assistance animals

Rules should allow site owners to make reasonable allowances for assistance animals (like a guide dog). It’s unlikely that an assistance animal would be considered a pet and therefore be included in a ban or count towards the total number you can have.