Our Ref:

Ms Margaret Campbell

Email: [FOI #25722 email]

VIA EMAIL

Our Ref: AW/JAN10/JAA01085/FOI628

Your Ref:

Please Ask For: Mr Winship/Mrs Alderson

Ext: 267/255

E-mail: [email address]

[email address]

DX 723621 MALTON 2

12 January 2010

Madam

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information regarding Allotment Waiting Lists

Thank you for your email dated 03 January 2010 which we received on 04 January 2010.

You are entitled under section 1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to know whether the Council holds the information requested and if so, to have that information communicated to you if no exceptions apply. I must point out that what you are entitled to is the information contained in a document, rather than a copy of that document, although very often the easiest way to provide the information may be to copy it.

If we believe that there is a good reason why any of the information should not be disclosed, we will let you know as much as we can about how we reached our decision.

The information that you requested was as follows:-

Dear Ryedale District Council,

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

The response to your request is as follows:-

Q1) How many allotment sites are there in the council area for which

the Council has access to waiting list data?

Q1) Reply: Ryedale District Council does not currently have any allotments and does not

have access to waiting list data accordingly we do not hold that information.

Q2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?

Q2) Reply: same as for question 1.

Q3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these

sites?

Q3 Reply: same as for question 1.

Q4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?

Q4 Reply: same as for question 1.

Q5) 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

Q5 Reply: same as for question 1.

You may also obtain information about allotments from Parish/Town Councils and Allotment Associations referred to on the District Council's website entry for allotments on the link below:-

http://www.ryedale.gov.uk/scripts/semaphoreserver.exe?STYPE=AZ&AZ=A&DB=ryedale&B=Len&QUERY01=allotments&PROP01=s=none,t=b,p=I1&ORGANISE_CODED=:F9&TBPT=Allotments&TBSY=Allotments&TBDB=ryedale_taxonomy&PROP00=t%3di&QUERY00=&B2_DESC=Allotments&B2=I1allotments

The Ryedale Local Plan contains policies which protects allotments from development. These are shown on the proposals map of the Ryedale Local Plan in relation to Policy L8 and they number 13 allotment sites. You may gain access to this information on the following link:-

http://www.imagine-ryedale.org.uk/localplan/

We hope you will be happy with our service. But if you are not satisfied with the way your request is being handled, please contact—

Freedom of Information Officer

Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire

or email [Ryedale District Council request email]

and your complaint will be considered by an Appeal Panel.

If, after their decision, you are still not happy, you may appeal to—

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House, Water Lane,

Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545745 Fax: 01625 524510

e-mail: [email address] website: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk