It is a condition of your tenancy agreement that you must ask for permission to make improvements to your council home. You are not able to do any of the following -
Use communal areas
- cultivate
- fence off
- restrict access to any parts of the communal areas
- build
- construct
- place any building or other structure in the communal areas
Gardens and driveways
- plant any tree or plant on the premises which may grow to a height of more than 2 meters
- allow any person to reside in the garden
- fence off or enclose any part of the driveway
Vehicles
- store or park a vehicle on the premises. This includes but is not limited to -
- cars
- trailers
- caravans
- boats
- motorcycles
- the common parts
- communal areas
Storage of material and fire safety
- keep a dangerous material or dangerous quantities of a material at the premises
- dangerous materials include, but are not limited to, compressed gas, fireworks
- use paraffin or petrol heaters, or liquid or bottled gas heaters in the premises
Business use
- use the premises for running or operating a business