APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF BURIAL FOR
99 YEARS
SECTION A
Purchaser ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(Please state full name)
Of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Postcode ……………………
Tel No: ………………………………………….
Make application for a grant of Exclusive Right of Burial for
A standard grave to be prepared for 1
2
3
interments
A cremation plot for 6 sets of cremated remains
Regard should be had to the Scale of Fees applicable.
Signed ……………………………………………………………….
Date …………………….
SECTION B
I acknowledge receipt of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Cemetery Rules and
Regulations. I have read and understand them and agree to abide by them.
Signed …………………………………………………………….. Date ………………………..
SECTION C
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972
LOCAL AUTHORITIES CEMETERIES ORDER 1977
I must inform you that the Knowsley Cemetery, in which you have purchased burial rights, is
an exclusively lawned cemetery. Accordingly you will not be permitted to place around any
grave any form of edging or similar surround or place upon the grave any item whatsoever,
including glass vases, marble fonts or wooded crosses.
The planting of graves is also forbidden by Rules 7.1 of the Council’s Cemetery Rules and
Regulations.
Any such edgings, surrounds or items or any plants placed upon the grave will be removed
by the Council without notice to yourself or any other person on your behalf.
For Office Use Only
Fees Received £………….…. Receipt No………………
Grave Allocated…………....
Reference
OP68/1
Date……………. By…………………………..
Section……………………. No………………
Issue No.
001
Issue Date
01/04/11
Page 1 of 3
REGULATIONS FOR LAWN SECTIONS IN BURIAL GROUNDS
1. All new areas within the Cemetery are designated as Lawned Sections.
2. Within these areas concrete plinths are provided by the Council for the erection of an
approved memorial. It is an absolute requirement that no item shall be placed upon
the actual grave space. Such items include bedding plants, glass vases, marble fonts,
wooden crosses, kerbing or any other item that may denote the grave boundary or
restrict the maintenance of the area. If any such item is placed upon the grave it will be
removed by the Council without notice.
3. No memorial shall be erected or placed on any grave within the Cemetery or any
inscription or subsequent or additional inscription made without the Council’s written
approval.
4. All applications must be made to the Council on the appropriate memorial application
form. This must indicate to the Council the exact dimensions of the memorial and the
proposed inscription. Any subsequent inscription(s) must also be submitted for approval
to the Council. All memorial applications will incur a memorial fee payable to the
Council.
5. Forms of application for approval of all memorial work may be obtained free of charge
from Bereavement Services and must include the name and address of the person for
whom the work is to be undertaken. After approval, a permit will be issued by the
Council and no memorial or inscription will be allowed to be erected or placed within the
Cemetery until a permit has been issued in respect thereof. Any memorial erected of
any work executed without such permission or which does not comply fully with the
terms of the permit may be removed by the Council at its discretion at the expense of the
owner.
6. Unless the Cemetery Manager otherwise agrees, all foundations for memorials shall be
furnished by the Council at the expense of the owner of the grave.
7. All memorial devices will be subject to the approval of the Council and particulars of any
proposed memorial must give:
 A plan of the memorial containing all dimensions;
 The inscription to be inscribed on the material;
 The number as indicated in the plan of the Cemetery of the private grave on which
the memorial is to be placed;
 The materials to be used in the execution of the work.
Reference
OP68/1
Issue No.
001
Issue Date
01/04/11
Page 2 of 3
8.
All stone memorials must be properly secured and for that
purpose only a minimum of two non-ferrous alloy dowels and other fastenings of
approved form and strength and of not less than ½ of an inch in thickness and 1 inch
long shall be used to every foot of height in both the headstone and the base and the
same shall be countersunk to the surface of the stone.
9.
No memorial shall be altered or interfered with after it has
been erected in the Cemetery according to the design submitted to and approved by the
Cemetery Manager, nor shall any additional inscription be cut thereon without the permit
of the Cemetery Manager first being obtained.
10.
All new memorials to be erected in the Cemetery must not
exceed the following maximum sizes:
Headstone
Height (including all plinths and concrete foundations)
3’3” (991mm)
Width of memorial
2’8” (813mm)
Depth of base (front to back)
1’4”
(410mm)
The Council provides concrete plinths for the erection of a headstone. The overall size
of the plinth is 900mm. The graves are in rows back to back. Each grave space is
entitled to 410mm (maximum) on the plinth for the erections of a memorial. It is an
absolute requirement that the back edge of the memorial base is positioned set to the
front of the plinth.
11.
It should be acknowledged that all the above requirements
must be conformed to. The Council will recall the stonemason to rectify any works as
necessary.
12.
All floral arrangements will be removed two weeks after a
funeral has taken place in order to keep the Cemetery in a tidy condition. No shrubs
must be planted on any grave space.
Reference
OP68/1
Issue No.
001
Issue Date
01/04/11
Page 3 of 3