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Allotment waiting lists

Margaret Campbell made this Freedom of Information request to West Dunbartonshire Council

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From: Margaret Campbell

25 January 2010

Dear West Dunbartonshire Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which West Dunbartonshire
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: Heather Mackay
West Dunbartonshire Council

29 January 2010

Hello Margaret

We acknowledged your FOI request for information about waiting
lists for allotment sites and received an error message.

When we respond to your request we will try using the email address
you provided: [FOI #27783 email]. Hopefully
at that time your email address will work.

Regards

Heather Mackay

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Hello

This is to acknowledge receipt of your attached FOI request. I
have passed = it to the relevant department to consider and
respond.

We will respond within 20 working days.

Regards,

Heather Mackay

Records Management Officer Legal, Administrative and Regulatory
Services West Dunbartonshire Council T: 013897 37311 Email:
[email address]

-----Original Message----- From: Margaret Campbell
[mailto:[FOI #27783 email]] Sent: 25 January
2010 10:00 To: FOI Subject: Freedom of Information request -
Allotment waiting lists

Dear West Dunbartonshire Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which West
Dunbartonshire 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

25 February 2010

Dear Heather Mackay,

I note that you've had some problems in the past with replying to
my request for information. As the response is now overdue, I'm
sending you a further email in case similar problems have cropped
up again.

My request was as follows:
"Sent: 25 January 2010
To: FOI Subject: Freedom of Information request - Allotment waiting
lists

Dear West Dunbartonshire Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which West Dunbartonshire
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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From: Heather Mackay
West Dunbartonshire Council

26 February 2010

Dear Margaret

We sent you a response on 30 January 2010. However we received an
error message. I attach this, as well as our response, below:

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FAO Margaret Campbell

I refer to your recent FOI request regarding the above; your
request was pa= ssed to the appropriate section and their reply is
in blue below. I trust this informal reply meets your requirements
however should you wish= a formal reply let me know

An acknowledgement of receipt of this e mail would be useful for
our record= s

1) West Dunbartonshire Council manage two allotment sites and hold
waiting = list data for them.

2) Site one is in Round Riding Road Dumbarton and has 7 plots. Site
two is = in Castlegreen Street Dumbarton and has 26 plots.

3) Round Riding Road has a waiting list of 37. Castlegreen Street
has a wai= ting list of 53.

4) The waiting lists for both sites are both open.

5) No new allotment sites were developed in 2009

Regards

John H Reid Strategy Officer Housing, Environmental & Economic
Development

* Garshake Road, Dumbarton G82 3PU * 01389 737434 7 01389 737490 *
[email address]

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