Allotment waiting lists

Margaret Campbell made this Freedom of Information request to South Northamptonshire District Council

South Northamptonshire District Council did not have the information requested.

From: Margaret Campbell

3 January 2010

Dear South Northamptonshire District Council,

As of January 2010, 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) 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: Admin, CCC
South Northamptonshire District Council

4 January 2010

Dear Margaret,

Thank you for your enquiry which I acknowledge receipt of today. I have
forwarded your e-mail to our FOI officer who will respond to you
directly on this matter.

Kind Regards,

Richard Davies
Customer Service Centre
South Northamptonshire Council
01327 322322

South Northamptonshire Council, Service Standards. We will respond to
customers' letters, e-mails and faxes within 10 working days.

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Council can be submitted by letter or e-mail, as long as the sender is
identifiable. Information requested will normally be provided within 20
working days. Certain information is exempt from disclosure and in this
situation the Council will explain why in writing.

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From: Margaret Campbell

8 February 2010

Dear Richard Davies,

I wrote to SNDC on the 4th 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"

Margaret Campbell

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From: Admin, CCC
South Northamptonshire District Council

8 February 2010

Dear Margaret

Thank you for your enquiry, please accept my apologies for the delay in
responding to your request.

I have forwarded your e-mail to our FOI officer as a matter of urgency
and he will respond to you directly on this matter.

Kind regards

Lizzie Harris
Customer Service Centre
South Northamptonshire Council
Tel: 01327 322322

South Northamptonshire Council, Service Standards. We will respond to
customers' letters, e-mails and faxes within 10 working days.

Freedom of Information Act - Requests for information held by the
Council can be submitted by letter or e-mail, as long as the sender is
identifiable. Information requested will normally be provided within 20
working days. Certain information is exempt from disclosure and in this
situation the Council will explain why in writing.

Data Protection Act - Requests will normally be provided within 40
working days.

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From: Thorpe, Graham
South Northamptonshire District Council

19 February 2010

Dear Margaret Campbell,

South Northamptonshire Council does not administer allotments. This is
carried out by parish councils within the district.

A full list of parish councils and contact details can be found on our
website at http://www.southnorthants.gov.uk/council....

If you wish I will forward your request to them.

If you are dissatisfied with this response to your request you can seek
a review of it by writing to Jean Morgan, Chief Executive, at this
address. If you pursue such a review and remain dissatisfied with the
Council's response you would then be able to appeal to the Information
Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Regards

Graham Thorpe

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From: Margaret Campbell

19 February 2010

Dear Graham Thorpe,

Thank you for your response and the offer to forward my request.
That won't be necessary, as I was interested to know if SNDC had
any allotments of its own.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

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