Allotment waiting lists

Margaret Campbell made this Freedom of Information request to Orkney Islands Council

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From: Margaret Campbell

25 January 2010

Dear Orkney Islands Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which Orkney Islands
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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Orkney Islands Council

25 January 2010

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Information.

Regards

Customer Services

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Orkney Islands Council

31 January 2010

Dear Madam

The undernoted request has been received. Please note the reference
assigned. We will revert in due course.

Yours faithfully

F MacDonald

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From: foi
Orkney Islands Council

15 February 2010

Dear Madam

Further to your undernoted request the information held is as follows:

As of January 2010,:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which Orkney Islands
Council has access to waiting list data? We have 3 sites - all have
waiting lists

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites? Keeliquoy - 38
plots; Papdale Gardens - 12 plots; Alfred Terrace - 8 plots

3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for these
sites? 18

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 - n/a

In terms of section 20 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002,
the Council is obliged to put in place a system by which it can review its
actions and decisions in relation to requests for information. Applicants
can require a review within 40 working days after a response has been
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Any requests for review must be complied with promptly and in any event,
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requirement. Should you wish a review to be carried out in respect of
this response to your request, then we should be obliged if you would
contact the Freedom of Information Officer (at Council Offices, School
Place, Kirkwall, Orkney. KW15 1NY) within the timescale specified above
and the appropriate arrangements will be made.

Yours faithfully

F MacDonald

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