NGRA Newsletter November 2007

Covenants

The deeds of every property within Norton Grange contain restrictive covenants that place limitations and obligations on the homeowner.  The document reproduced here is a set of these covenants, which generally apply to all properties. Some properties (especially those in the Mansion House and Courtyard) contain additional restrictions.

Application forms

Applicable to each property is the requirement to obtain:

• NGRA Ltd consent for external building work (including buildings in gardens)
• NGRA Ltd consent for the felling of any tree. 

Without exception a purchaser’s solicitor will request evidence of NGRA Ltd’s consent for any work undertaken on a property. 
NGRA Ltd may not ‘unreasonably withhold consent’ and when considering applications, neighbours are consulted and their comments taken into account.

Building changes

This form should be used to seek permission from NGRA Ltd for alterations or developments, etc. to residents' property.

NGRA Ltd consent is completely separate to Stratford District Council consent, and their consent must be obtained before any work can start.

Tree Felling

This form should be used to seek permission from NGRA Ltd for removal or major work on trees on residents’ property as required by the Covenants and Regulations.

Many trees on the Grange are covered by Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) or are within the conservation area.  As such, consent must be obtained from Stratford District Council and from NGRA Ltd before any work can be undertaken. See http://www.stratford.gov.uk/planning/index.cfm for information and guidance provided by Stratford District Council.

NGRA Consent with Conditions

Where NGRA Ltd grant consent this will normally be with general conditions which are designed to permit work to progress in a reasonable and practical manner. An example can be seen in the attached build conditions.

Sewer Plan

Recently the directors were asked if a plan of the sewers was available. Click here for a JPG image of the sewers.