Allotment waiting lists

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

The request was successful.

From: Margaret Campbell

2 January 2010

Dear Warrington Borough Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Warrington for which
Warrington Borough 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

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From: Margaret Campbell

8 February 2010

Dear Warrington Borough Council,

I wrote to WBC on the 2nd 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

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Ben Harris left an annotation (15 February 2010)

I was concerned that Warrington Borough Council might not be getting your e-mails, so I checked with their FOI person and she confirmed that this request did arrive and and says she'll chase up what's happened to it.

-- Ben, WhatDoTheyKnow volunteer

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From: Kellett, Karen
Warrington Borough Council

26 February 2010

Dear Margaret Campbell

Your freedom of information request in relation to allotment waiting lists
in Warrington has been received. Apologies for the delay in replying to
you.

A response to your request will be sent to you by Friday 12 March 2010.

Yours sincerely

Karen Kellett
Performance and Programme Officer

Environment & Regeneration Directorate
Performance Management and Business Services
New Town House
Buttermarket Street
Warrington
WA1 2NH

T: 01925 443061
E: [1][email address]

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From: Morris, Lesley
Warrington Borough Council

16 March 2010

Dear Ms Campbell

Further to your request for information I can advise you as follows.

As of January 2010:

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

There are eight sites directly managed by Environmental Management

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

Blackbear 67

Brian Ave 9

Kingsway North 67

Longshaw Street 25

Lilford Avenue 13

Lovely Lane 7

Orford Park 27

Victoria Park 30

TOTAL 245

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

Blackbear 68

Brian Ave 22

Kingsway North 101

Longshaw Street 40

Lilford Avenue 22

Lovely Lane 13

Orford Park 89

Victoria Park 60

TOTAL 415

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 0
b) names of new sites N/A
c) total area of new land in hectares N/A
d) total number of new plots 7 by plot divisions

If you are not satisfied with my response to your request for information,
you may ask the Council for an internal review of this decision. You
should write to Timothy Date, Solicitor to the Council and Head of
Corporate Governance, at Warrington Borough Council, Quattro, Buttermarket
Street, Warrington WA1 1BN giving details of your complaint. You should do
this as soon as possible, or, in any case, within two months of your
request being refused.

If, following the outcome of the internal review, you remain dissatisfied
with the Council's response to your information request you have a right
under section 50 of the Act to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545745
Fax: 01625 545510
Email: [email address]

Regards

David Cotterill

Facilities Opearations Manager

Tel: 01925 442719

Fax: 01925 443004

Mailing address

Warrington Borough Council

Environment & Regeneration Directorate

Business Support Centre

New Town House

Buttermarket Street

Warrington

WA1 2NH

Office address

Environment Services

Hawthorne Avenue

Woolston

Warrington

WA1 4AL

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