Allotment waiting list data

Margaret Campbell made this Freedom of Information request to Bristol City Council

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From: Margaret Campbell

23 December 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

As of December 2008, 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) How many plots are on these sites in total?

3) In total, how many people are on these waiting lists for an
allotment?

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

5) How many sites are there in total in the Council area?

Yours faithfully,

Margaret Campbell

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From: Stephen CLAMPIN
Bristol City Council

5 January 2009

Dear Margaret,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act Request regarding allotments.

The information that you have requested can all be obtained from the Bristol City Council allotments website, www.bristol.gov.uk/allotments and is therefore already publicly available, including the no of plots and the length of waiting lists for specific sites. The lettable sites are all listed. I can confirm that there are 3 sites whose waiting lists are closed, either because of the small size (one has only 2 plots so allowing a long waiting list is pointless), or because they are unsuitable as allotments in their current condition (one has no topsoil so we allow only poultry keeping on these plots, so would only keep a specific waiting list of people wanting plots for that purpose). Those that do not have the number of plots and a waiting list shown have a waiting list managed by an allotments association or Plot Letting Site Representative, so we do not have the waiting list information.

I trust that this answers you enquiry.

Steve Clampin

Steve Clampin
Allotments Manager
Bristol Parks
Culture and Leisure Services
Colston 33
Colston Avenue
BRISTOL
BS1 4UA
Tel. (0117) 9223737
Fax. (0117) 9223744
E mail: [email address]
www.bristol.gov.uk/allotments

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From: Margaret Campbell

5 January 2009

Dear Stephen CLAMPIN,

Many thanks for your prompt reply.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

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Margaret Campbell left an annotation ( 5 January 2009)

The figures from the website are as follows:
As of December 2008:

1) How many allotment sites are there in the Council area for which the council has access to waiting list data? 42

2) How many plots are on these sites in total? 1387

3) In total, how many people are on these waiting lists for an allotment? 1069

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

5) How many sites are there in total in the Council area? 104

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