Residents of the housing estate founded by King Charles in Cornwall have spoken out about the bizarre rules that they have to abide by, including not being drunk and not using a washing line.
People living in the Cornish development of Nansledan, not far from Newquay, have to live by a 36-page rule book called the Design and Community Code.
The code includes rules against putting bins and washing lines in view of the street, having a satellite dish and even arguing too loudly and slamming doors.
The rules go further: homeowners are “strictly forbidden” from installing plastic blinds and solar panels and must get permission if they want to change the colour of their house.
Even when permission is granted, residents can only pick from a select list of colours.
Bizarrely, the rulebook goes out of its way to outlaw prostitution, as well as barking dogs, causing offence through drunkenness and ball games.
In 2020, when King Charles was the Prince of Wales, he proceeded with the 540-acre development. It is run by the Duchy of Cornwall, which is now owned by Prince William. However, the rules are set by the Duchy rather than by the future King himself.
Other rules demand that all hedges are made of “appropriate indigenous species” to the area, and log burners are banned for environmental reasons.
To “protect the character” of the estate all the stone and slate in the development are from a West Country quarry. Red bricks are banned.
There are also strict parking rules. One angry local wrote of the parking arrangements: “We don’t have any allocated parking space. Not one!
“That’s for a five-bed, five-person family. Apparently Prince Charles wants everyone to use their garages to park in.”
Another said in the local Facebook group: “I am absolutely sick to death of this estate. Someone has taken all the ornaments outside of my house again. Second time this has happened. Can’t keep nothing nice anymore.”
However, some residents actually think the rules are to the benefit of Nansledan.
Leigh Mayor, 45, who runs Nansledan Stores, told The Sun: “It’s not as bad as people make out. I’ve lived here for six years and had no issues with the Duchy whatsoever.
“If you want to do anything to the outside of your house or the structure of your house, like an extension or change the colour of the door, you just need permission… but I haven’t known anybody who the Duchy has said no to.
“The extensions have all got to be a certain height and built a certain way to keep the look the same. Some people like to moan about everything but I think it makes everything look much nicer.”
