Rules of the Gardens

Garden Guidelines & Rules

First and foremost, welcome to our garden.

In the interest of all concerned here are a few guidelines that we hope you will follow to make our garden an even more enjoyable place for all the residents.

  • Drinks: Adults are welcome to enjoy the garden at all times. Discretion should be exercised when the hour is late whilst enjoying a drink in the company of friends. We would ask you to kindly remove all cans or bottles and remnants of food when you leave.
  • Cigarette butts: In the interest of safety please do not leave cigarette butts on the paths and lawns. Portable ashtrays could be brought with you to the gardens if you are a smoker.
  • Mobile Phones: The use of mobiles should be discreet at all times. Pacing under people’s windows is inconsiderate particularly at weekends, late at night or in the early morning.
  • Children: In accordance with Bye-Law 11, we would like to ask parents to make sure that children under the age of 7 are supervised at all times.
  • Hours of Play in the garden: During the day and after school times children have unlimited use of the garden, subject to the general rule (Bye-Law 11) that children are not to make undue noise. However, we would like you to respect the 8pm watershed at which point the residents are entitled to expect quiet throughout the garden. Accordingly, there is a restriction on all loud and energetic games whatever the age of the children concerned after that hour.
  • Night time play in the garden: Please do not let your children play in the garden at night. It is unsafe and invariably creates an unacceptable level of disturbance.
  • Use of the Children’s play area: Because of the noise it creates please note that the play area should not be used after the 8pm watershed at weekends or before 10 am.

How to obtain your Garden Key for the Gledhow Gardens Enclosure

  • Only one key is provided per flat.

  • The deposit for the key is £100. Each key is registered in your name and is engraved with a unique number. A receipt will be provided to you with a copy of the Bye-Laws and Garden Guidelines & Rules.

  • How to obtain your key: Residents wishing to obtain a garden key must be registered with the Town Hall for Council Tax and be in possession of a valid Council Tax bill for the Tax year.

  • Proof of Entitlement to the key: Together with the council tax bill, further proof of identity will be required at the time you collect your key to ensure that you are a bona fide resident.

  • Loss of the garden key: You are required to report the loss of your key to the local police and the Secretary of the garden Sub-Committee. A replacement key can only be issued if you follow these steps. Garden keys are protected by a licence & patent which prevents keys from being duplicated.

  • Replacement of the key: Residents will be liable to pay £25 in addition to providing a further £100 deposit. The deposit only is refundable upon return of the key and its original receipt.

  • Please, do not pass your key to a friend when leaving the area or selling your property. The key is to be returned to the Secretary of the garden Sub-Committee. When a person not entitled to use the garden is found in possession of a garden key, the Committee may change the existing lock on the gate, creating unnecessary expenses for the residents and great inconvenience to all.

  • The Secretary can be contacted by filling in the contact form or via e-mail at: info@gledhowgardens.org.uk

Parties In The Garden – Guidelines

In the interest of all the residents it has been decided that:

  • Parties: The Committee has agreed that there should be no more than 15 parties throughout the summer and only 5 at weekends. This guideline applies to both adults and children’s parties.

  • Application for a Party: Requests for all parties should be addressed to the Secretary or the Chairman 14 days in advance, either via our email: info@gledhowgardens.org.uk, by letter to: The Secretary, 30 Gledhow Gardens, London SW5 0AZ, whichever is the most convenient for you.

  • Schedule of authorised parties: No two parties will be allowed on a single weekend, nor for two successive weekends, so as to preserve the peace and quiet enjoyment of the garden for its residents.

  • No Barbecues allowed in the garden: No fires or barbecues are allowed in the garden (Bye-Law 12) although you are very welcome to bring food and drinks with you to the garden. Remnants of food, empty cartons and bottles must be removed from the garden. Please note there are no bins in the garden because of problems with foxes and rodents. We would ask you to exercise care with broken glass and to let us know of any incidents so we could ensure that pieces of broken glass are removed for the safety of all.

  • Music: As per our Bye-Law No. 2, no music may be played in the garden.

The Gledhow Garden Management Sub-committee wishes you a good and enjoyable party.

Managing Agents & Tradesmen

All works scheduled for buildings abutting to the garden will require a deposit of £1,000 when scaffolding is erected on the property boundaries.

All surveyors needing to borrow a garden key to give access to their scaffolders and other tradesmen will be required to pay a £100 deposit for the key.

Both deposits will be returned on completion of the job, once the scaffolding is taken down, provided of course that no damages have occurred to either plants, trees, border tiles or railings.

Please contact us for access.

Film Crews & Photographers

Film Crews, their companies and all professional photographers require written consent from the Garden Committee prior to filming or photgraphing in our communal gardens be it for artistic or commercial filming purposes.

The deposit and retainer required will depend on the number of days granted for the authorised filming/photographing.

Please contact us to get a quote and obtain approval.

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