Allotment waiting list data

FOI 08 305

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Ken Hamer
Constitution Officer

Margaret Campbell
<[FOI #5217 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
23/12/2008 15:19 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: Freedom of Information
request - Allotment waiting list data

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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Re: FOI request - Ref FI/08/305

Further to my acknowledgement of your request, I have now received a
response from the Director of Area Management and can advise you that we
do hold some of the information you requested.

Your questions and our responses are set out below.

1) How many allotment sites are there in the Council area for
which
the council has access to waiting list data?
Reply: 17 sites served by the Council
2) How many plots are on these sites in total?
Reply: 766 plots in total
3) In total, how many people are on these waiting lists for an
allotment?
Reply: 186 on waiting list
4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?
Reply: No
5) How many sites are there in total in the Council area?
Reply: We do not hold this information. Some areas are served by
Parish Councils and there are a few privately owned sites but we do not
have the numbers involved.

I trust this satisfies your request for information. Should you have any
queries about this matter please don***t hesitate to contact me.

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Ken Hamer
Constitution Officer