Tuesday 6 January 2009
Don't lose the plot
If you are on the waiting list for an allotment don't hold your breath as nationaly there are now 100,000 people waiting to take over a plot. Yet Local Authorities have a clear statutory obligation under the Allotment Act to provide plots for their constituents. Councils are not able to fulfil their obligations because they have sold of allotment sites to developers. Now some authorities are considering reducing the waiting list by simply reducing the size of plots. Brilliant! Double the number of allotments by reducing the size by 50%. I'm surprised that some fool hasn't suggested this as a way of reducing the waiting list for housing.
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If you can get a dozen signatures requesting a plot then your local town or parish council is obliged to make plots available. There are a number of bylaws pertaining to allotments that can be brought into force if enough people are interested.
Oops, completely misread your post, you know that they have to provide plots - the trick is providing land!
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