Allotment waiting lists

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Dear Ms Cambell

Further to your request received on 2 January 2010, I confirm that Torbay
Council has completed its search for the information that you requested.

This information is as follows:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Torbay for which Torbay

Borough Council has access to waiting list data?

4 sites

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

Ailescombe - 43

Hartop Road - 13

Sherwell Valley - 58

Ben Venue - 14

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

sites?

Ailescombe - 128

Hartop Road - 135

Sherwell Valley - 87

Ben Venue - 120

Please can apply to be on more than one waiting list and
therefore be on multiple lists, thus being counted more than once.

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

No

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

2009? Please give:

a) number of new sites

none

b) names of new sites

none

c) total area of new land in hectares

none

d) total number of new plots

none

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Angela Hellier

Information Governance Officer

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