Allotment waiting lists

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

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From: Margaret Campbell

1 January 2010

Dear Chorley Borough Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Chorley for which Chorley
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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1 January 2010

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14 January 2010

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Dear Ms Campbell,

I am writing in response to your request for information under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Ref No FOI/10/001.

1) How many allotment sites are there in Chorley for which Chorley Borough
Council has access to waiting list data? 7

2) What is the total number of plots on these sites? 148

3) What is the total number of people on waiting lists for
these sites? 432

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 No new sites - extensions to 2
existing sites
b) names of new sites - Crosse Hall and Moor Road
c) total area of new land in hectares - Crosse Hall extension
0.32 ha ; Moor Road extension
0.15ha
d) total number of new plots - 32

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