Allotment waiting list data

Dear Ms. Cambell,

I am in receipt of your e-mail of the 18th. February, 2009. I can confirm
your e-mail has been passed to the person who will review this matter for
a response. I can also confirm your request has been processed and is
being dealt with by our Property Services.

Yours sincerely
Lillié Oliver
Legal Services Support Officer
Corporate Services
Chelmsford Borough Council
T: (01245) 606435
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Dear Ms. Campbell,

Further to your e-mail of the 18th. February, 2009.

I would reply as follows:-

1) How many allotment sites are there in the Council area for which

the council has access to waiting list data? - 23 allotment sites
managed by Chelmsford Borough Council.

2) How many plots are on these sites in total? - 911 plots in
total.

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

allotment? - 209 vacant plots and therefore people applying for
an allotment can be accommodated at the

present time provided that they are willing to consider a number of
alternative locations. However, on a number of our sites

we do have waiting lists because prospective allotment tenants
specifically would like to be allocated a plot on these sites

and they are unwilling to consider an alternative. This is largely
due to the fact that our allotment sites are located on

historic sites and population growth in various parts of the Borough
has created higher demand in differing areas. To some

extent this is being addressed by the LDF and additional land for
allotments will in due course be made available to address

these imbalances, but this is wholly dependent on future development
and in the current economic climate there is little or

no further development.

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

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

Yours sincerely

Mrs. L. Oliver
Legal Services Support Officer (FOI)
Corporate Services
Chelmsford Borough Council
T: (01245) 606435
www.chelmsford.gov.uk

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Dear Ms. Campbell,

With reference to your e-mail of the 4th. March, 2009. I have received a
response from our Parks & Heritage Services advising me that we have
approximately 180 people on our waiting lists at the present time.

Yurs sincerely
Mrs. L. Oliver
Legal Services Support Officer
Corporate Services
Chelmsford Borough Council
T: (01245) 606435
www.chelmsford.gov.uk

The contents of this message should not be taken as necessarily being the
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