Dear Ms Campbell

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

I refer to your request for information dated 22 January 2010 and am pleased to advise you that the decision has been made to grant your request, and the information is enclosed.

Dear Dumfries & Galloway Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which

Dumfries & Galloway Council has access to waiting list data? 6

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites? 110

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

sites? 91

4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications? No

5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in

2009? Please give:

a) number of new sites 0

b) names of new sites 0

c) total area of new land in hectares 0

d) total number of new plots 0

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Yours sincerely

Alex Little

Senior Information Officer.

Grant Council Information