Inside King Charles’s 540-acre housing estate with only 1,200 residents

Nansledan. A recently constructed settlement in Cornwall which appears on the surface to be like any other new town in the UK.

Indentikit homes of a variety of pastel colours line newly paved streets. Notwithstanding the fact it lacks character given how young it is, Nansledan is a typically well-kept community of everyday Brits.

But, unlike most new towns, Nansledan is the brainchild of one of the country’s most influential figures: the King.

Yes, that’s right, the housing development, over 540-acres outside the seaside resort of Newquay, was the idea of the then-Prince Charles.

Although the estate enjoys a degree of kudos thanks to its links to the King, there are specific duties that residents have to abide by.

The rules are codified in 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.

The town’s rules are as eclectic as they are bizarre. The regulations go out of their way to outlaw prostitution, as well as barking dogs, causing offence through drunkenness and ball games.

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.”