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Allotment waiting list data

Margaret Campbell made this Freedom of Information request to Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

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From: Margaret Campbell

21 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?

3) 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: Richard Mann
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

22 December 2008

Dear Ms Campbell

Freedom of Information request CS.05.09.0612.

Thank you for your attached e-mail, received by us today.

This request has been passed to me to process under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be considered within the statutory timescale
of 20 working days, as defined by the Act.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions that may
prevent release of the information you have requested. We will let you
know if this is the case.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party, then
they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether to
release the information to you. Again, we will let you know if this is the
case.

There may be a charge payable to cover the cost of providing this
information. This will be assessed and we will let you know if any charges
are relevant.

I will contact you in due course as the request is processed, however if
you wish to contact me in the meantime, please do not hesitate quoting the
above stated reference.

Yours sincerely

Richard Mann

Information Officer

Legal Services

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is working to Keep
Norfolk Local. For more information, visit www.keepnorfolklocal.com.

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From: Richard Mann
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

5 January 2009

Dear Ms Campbell

Thank you for your attached request. I can advise you of the following:

1. The Borough Council only manage allotment sites in the Parish of
King's Lynn, with the rest being generally managed by Town and Parish
Councils. The Borough Council have access to waiting list data for the
11 sites it directly manages.

2. These sites comprise 456 plots in total.

3. As at the specified date, there were 36 people on the waiting list.

4. None of the lists are closed.

5. There are 15 sites in total. In the parish of King's Lynn, 4 other
sites are self - managed by Allotment Associations.

I trust this provides the information you need, but if you have any
further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely

Richard Mann
Information Officer
Legal Services
Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk
( Tel: (01553) 616686
: Fax: (01553) 616728
* [email address]

The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is working to Keep
Norfolk Local. For more information, visit www.keepnorfolklocal.com.

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