Allotment waiting lists

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

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From: Margaret Campbell

1 January 2010

Dear Eastleigh Borough Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Eastleigh for which
Eastleigh 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: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

5 January 2010

Dear Margaret,

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your request which we received on the 4^th January 2010.

We are currently treating your request as a request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

As required by law, the Council will respond to you as soon as possible
and no later than twenty working days after the receipt of your request.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Roxanne Bascombe

ROXANNE BASCOMBE
Freedom of Information Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council
Civic Offices
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
SO50 9YN
02380 68(8285)

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From: Margaret Campbell

8 February 2010

Dear Roxanne Bascombe,

I wrote to EBC on the 1st 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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From: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

8 February 2010

I am out of the office until Tuesday 9th February 2010 so will be unable
to respond to your email until I return.

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From: Bascombe, Roxanne
Eastleigh Borough Council

10 February 2010

Dear Margaret,

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your request which we received on the 4^th January 2010 and
apologies for the late response.

I can confirm that Eastleigh Borough Council does hold the information
requested.

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

The Council has 11 allotment sites & all of these have waiting lists.

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

529 plots.

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

There are 306 persons on the waiting list.

4) Are any of these waiting lists closed to further applications?

Only to persons outside of the Borough & we are only accepting people onto
the Woodside Avenue list if they live within 400 meters of the site.

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

None. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 we have gradually let plots to the waiting
list of 5 new sites. They are Chestnut Avenue, Broomhill, Eagle close,
Lakeside & Monks way which between them have 320 plots.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further enquiries
regarding your request.

If you wish to make a formal complaint with regards to your information
request please contact:

Mr Richard Ward

Head of Legal and Democratic Services

Civic Offices

Leigh Road

Hampshire

SO50 9YN

Fax: 023 80 62977

Email: [1][email address]

If you are unhappy with the way in which your complaint is dealt with then
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The contact
details for the Information Commissioner are:

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely

Roxanne Bascombe

ROXANNE BASCOMBE
Freedom of Information Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council
Civic Offices
Leigh Road
Eastleigh
SO50 9YN
02380 68(8285)

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