Dear North Lincolnshire Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in North Lincolnshire for
which North Lincolnshire Council has access to waiting list data?

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?

3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these
sites?

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

5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in
2009? Please give:
a) number of new sites
b) names of new sites
c) total area of new land in hectares
d) total number of new plots

Yours faithfully,

Margaret Campbell

Dear North Lincolnshire Council,

I wrote to NLC on the 1st January requesting data on allotment
waiting lists (see below). I haven't yet had a respose to this,
even though by law, the authority should normally have responded
promptly and by 1 February 2010. I would be very grateful if you
could follow this up.

My request was as follows:
"1) How many allotment sites are there in the council area for
which the Council has access to waiting list data?

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?

3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these
sites?

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

5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in
2009? Please give:
a) number of new sites
b) names of new sites
c) total area of new land in hectares
d) total number of new plots"

Many thanks,

Margaret Campbell

Dear Margaret Campbell

Regarding your FOI request can you please advise the CRM number you were
given in response to your request so that we can look into this for you.

Regards

North Lincolnshire Council
FOI Contact Center

Dear foi,

Thank you, but I didn't get an acknowledgement of my initial
request, so no CRM number either.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

Dear Margaret Campbell,

Unfortunately after looking into this, I cannot find your inital FOI
request. I will re-issue your FOI as of today.

Regards

North Lincolnshire Council
FOI Contact Center

Margaret Campbell
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- Allotment waiting lists

Dear foi,

Thank you, but I didn't get an acknowledgement of my initial
request, so no CRM number either.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I write to confirm receipt of your request for information under section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, which was received on the date shown below and is now being processed. Your request has been given the unique reference number as stated below and you should quote this reference number in all correspondence.

The twenty working day time limit for responding to your request has been activated from the day after the date your request was received. If we are unable to deal with your request within that time limit, you will be contacted to explain the reasons for the delay.

As part of our duty to advise and assist you with your request, should you have any further problems or queries, please use the below address or contact numbers, stating your name, address and reference number;

Local Link Office
Church Square House,
30-40 High Street,
Scunthorpe,
North Lincolnshire,
DN15 6NL

Telephone: 01724 296820
E-Mail: [email address]

Customer Name: Ms Margaret Campbell
Address: Pittwood House Ashby Road Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire DN16 1AB

Reference Number (URN): 429342
Date Received: 08/02/2010

Details of Enquiry;
I wrote to NLC on the 1st January requesting data on allotment waiting lists (see below). I haven't yet had a respose to this, even though by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by 1 February 2010. I would be very grateful if you could follow this up. My request was as follows: "1) How many allotment sites are there in the council area for which the Council has access to waiting list data? 2) What is the total number of plots on these sites? 3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these sites? 4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications? 5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in 2009? Please give: a) number of new sites b) names of new sites c) total area of new land in hectares d) total number of new plots" Many thanks, Margaret Campbell

Dear Ms Campbell

Please find attached the information you have requested under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

1) How many allotment sites are there in the council area for which the
Council has access to waiting list data?

NLC response: There are five sites

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites?

NLC response: 451 plots

3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these sites?

NLC response: As at 9 February 2010 there are 171 people on the
waiting list

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

NLC response: No, none of the waiting lists are closed

5) How many new council allotment sites were brought into use in 2009?

Please give: a) number of new sites b) names of new sites
c) total area of new land in hectares d) total number of new plots

NLC response: There were zero new sites brought into use in 2009

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not give the person or organisation who receives them an automatic right to
re-use the documents in a way that would infringe copyright, for example,
by making multiple copies, publishing or issuing copies to the public.

If you wish to re-use the information supplied you must apply to the
Council for a licence. The terms of this licence may be found at
http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/...
on the internet. An application for a licence must be made in writing
(which includes email) and provide the following information:

your name and address;
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the purpose for which the document(s) will be re-used

Thank you for your enquiry and I hope that we have dealt with your request
satisfactorily. If you are unhappy with any aspect of this case you have
the right to complain. In the first instance I would ask that you contact
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options available to you.

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If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me on 01724
297833; email [email address] or Khaleda Khanom on 01724
297908 or via email: [email address].

Regards

Julie MacKinnon
Freedom of Information Champion
Neighbourhood & Environment

Dear Julie MacKinnon,

Thank you for responding so promptly.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell