Allotment waiting list data

Margaret Campbell made this Freedom of Information request to Runnymede Borough Council

The request was successful.

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: Administration
Runnymede Borough Council

22 December 2008

Dear Ms Campbell

Thank you for your message. I have copied this to Andy Gardiner, our
Head of Law and who co-ordinates all our FOI Requests and also to Mrs
Jackie Evans who manages our allotment sites in anticipation that she
will provide Mr Gardiner with all the information he will need to
formally respond to you.

Kind regards,

Sonia

Sonia Druce
Executive Assistant
01932 425645

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From: Andy Gardiner
Runnymede Borough Council

30 December 2008

Dear Ms Campbell

Please see below for the information which you
requested.

Yours sincerely

Andrew Gardiner

Head of Law

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From: Jackie Evans
Sent: 22 December 2008 12:18
To: Andy Gardiner
Cc: Sonia Druce
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Allotment waiting list data

HI Andy

Here is the information requested below

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

the council has access to waiting list data?

There are 9 allotment sites in the Council area for which

the council has direct access to waiting list data?

There are also 3 self-managed sites which the council will periodically
request figures for no. of plots occupied and no. on waiting list.
However, we do not have access to names and addresses.

2) How many plots are on these sites?

3) How many people are on these waiting lists for an allotment?

The table below shows the total number of plots at each site, the number
of vacancies, and number of people on the waiting lists.

Allotment Council or self No. of Plots No. of plots No. on
managed occupied waiting
list
Barrsbrook Council 104 104 46
Bond Street Council 8 8 31
Boshers Self managed 131 131 16
Kings Lane Council 20 20 20
Pinewood Council 23 23 33
Hythe Park Council 0* 0 15
St Ann's Council 22 22 36
Sayes Court Self managed 90 90 26
Stroude Road Council 106 106 15
Thorpe Council 32 32 17
Vicarage Road Council 45 45 27
Wendover Road Council 12 12 17
Woodham Lane Self managed 11 11 10

TOTAL 604 604 309
**less duplicates -123

Total on waiting 186

lists

*Hythe Park allotments yet to be built

**some people on more than one waiting
list

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

None of the waiting lists at the 9 council managed sites are closed to
further applicants. I do not know if the the self-managed sites ever
close their lists.

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

There are 12 sites and one new one is being planned at Hythe Park, Egham.

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From: Margaret Campbell

30 December 2008

Dear Andy Gardiner,

Thank you for your prompt and thorough reply.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

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