Allotment waiting lists

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Thank you for your email dated 2nd January 2010 requesting information
under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I have passed your request to
the Department of Adult and community and J Limbert who will reply to you
shortly.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the department
quoting 1179 as your reference number.

Kind regards

Lisa

Lisa Cleverdon

Legal Assistant

215109

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Dear Margaret Campbell

Freedom of Information Request Number 1179

Thank you for your request for information about Allotment Waiting Lists.
Your request was received on

6 January 2 010 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

Please see the answers to you questions below:

As of December 2009,

1) How many Allotment sites are there in Southend for which Southend
on Sea Borough Council has access to waiting list data?

The council has 9 sites which they have access to waiting list data.

These sites are all directly run by the Allotment section of the Culture
Service of the Adult and Community Services Department. Five other sites
are run by Allotment Societies that are not accessible by the Council.

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

Please see below

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

The Edwards Hall site has 53 plots, 5 rods in size; there are 15
people on the waiting list.

The Bridgewater Drive site has 16 plots, 10 rods in size a
number of 10 rod plots have been split into 5 rod plots; there are 16 on
the waiting list.

The Norwich Avenue site has 67 plots, 10 rods in size a number
of ten rod plots have been split into 5 rod plots; there are 31 people on
the waiting list.

The Sandringham Road Allotment has 6 plots 10 rods in size and
all have been split into 2 five rod plots or 3 smaller plots; there are 14
people on the waiting list.

The Lifstan Way site has 30 plots, 5 rods in size; there are 18
people on the waiting list.

The Herbert Road site has 29 plots, 5 rods in size; there are
23 people on the waiting list.

The St Andrews Road site has 27 plots, 10 rods in size, many of
which have been split into 5 rod plots; there are 32 people on the waiting
list.

The Delaware Crescent site has 8 ten rod plots some of which
have been split into 5 rod plots; there are 8 people on the waiting list.

The Vincent Crescent site has 20 ten rod plots most of which
have been split into 5 rod plots; there are 19 people on the waiting list.

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

No waiting lists are closed to further applications.

5) How many new Council Allotment sites were brought into use in 2009?

There were no new sites brought into use in 2009.

If you have any queries about this communication, please contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to Nick Harris, Head of Culture, Adult and Community
Services, PO Box 6, Civic Centre,

Southend on Sea SS2 6ER.

If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by Adult and Community Services. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

Francesca Soar

Admin Officer - Culture Division

Adult & Community Services Department

PO Box 6

Civic Centre

Southend on Sea

SS2 6ER

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Tel : 01702215000

Fran Soar

Admin Officer - Culture Division

Adult & Community Services Department

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