Dear Margaret Campbell

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

Thank you for your email received 4 January 2010 requesting the following information:

“As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in the council area for which the Council has access to waiting list data?

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?

3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these sites?

4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?

5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in 2009? Please give:

a) number of new sites

b) names of new sites

c) total area of new land in hectares

d) total number of new plots.”

Your request has been considered and I am able to inform you that the Council passed most of the allotments to the Parish and Town Councils a number of years ago. However, the Council retains 7 allotments comprising 112 plots. Of these, 109 plots (falling within 5 of the allotments) are let to Allotment Associations. The Council does not have any records of empty plots, the average waiting times or how many people are on the waiting list for allotments. This would be down to the respective Allotment Associations. The 3 remaining plots (falling within 2 allotments) are currently occupied by individuals.

To help us to improve the quality of our responses to future Freedom of Information requests, any feedback you may have on this response would be appreciated. A copy of the Council's Customer Comments leaflet is attached to assist you. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your enquiry and the information you have received, please follow the Council's Complaints Procedure. You may put your complaint in writing by completing the attached "Helping You to let us know what you think" leaflet.

If you are still not happy with the outcome, you have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliff House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: [email address]

If you have any further queries, please contact me either in writing at the above address or by telephone on 01773 841601 and quote your ID No 001/10.

Yours sincerely

Joan Jones

Civic Links and FOI Officer

Encs:

P M Carney, Solicitor
Chief Executive

PO Box 15 Town Hall Ripley
Derbyshire DE5 3XE
Tel: 01773 570222 Fax: 01773 841616
Minicom: 01773 841490
E-Mail: [email address]
Web: www.ambervalley.gov.uk

Caring and Working for Amber Valley

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