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

Dear Margaret Campbell

REQUEST FOR INFORMATON UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

REGARDING ALLOTMENT SITES

I can confirm that we have received your request for information, and that
it is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000, which requires us to respond to your enquiry within 20 working days
of its receipt. You should therefore expect to receive a response by 29
January 2009.

Please note that the information provided by Chorley Borough Council is
intended for your personal use. If it is your intention to re-use the
information for commercial gain, you will need to apply to the Council for
a licence to re-use it, under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2005.

Information on the regulations can be obtained from the Office of Public
Sector Information and accessed directly on their website: www.opsi.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Customer Services

Chorley Council

DD: 01257 515151

EMAIL: [Chorley Borough Council request email]

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Dear Contact,

On 23rd December I submitted a Freedom of Information request, and
have not yet had a response. By law, the response had to be prompt,
but no later than 26th January 2009.

Please could you follow this up.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

Dear Margaret

Thank you for your email.

The Freedom of Information Act requires us to respond to your enquiry
within 20 working days. However, our offices were closed from 24
December 2008 to 2 January 2009. I apologise that this was not made
clear to you.

As stated in the original acknowledgement you should expect to receive
your response by 29 January 2009.

I have chased this response for you today and you should receive this
shortly.

Many Thanks

Sam Winkley
Customer Services Team Leader
Chorley Council
DD: 01257 515464

Chorley Council - rated "excellent" - aiming higher

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Dear Margaret Campbell

Thank you for your email of 23 December regarding allotment waiting list
data, as of December 2008. I have answered your numbered questions as
follows:

1) 7 sites
2) 105 plots
3) 337
4) No
5) 7 council-owned sites. We do not hold information for private
allotment sites in the borough.

I hope the information provided here answers your enquiry. If however,
you are unhappy with the outcome, or the way in which Chorley Council has
handled your request, you may wish to make an appeal. This can be done in
writing to the Freedom of Information Officer, Chorley Council, Civic
Offices, Union Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL, or by e-mail to:
[Chorley Borough Council request email] clearly stating your reasons for dissatisfaction.

If your appeal is either not upheld or you remain dissatisfied with our
decision, you can appeal to the Information Commissioner at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF, or by e-mail to [email address]

Yours sincerely

Jamie Carson

Corporate Director (People)

Chorley Council
DD: 01257 515815

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