Waiting lists for allotments

West Dorset District Council did not have the information requested.

Margaret Campbell

Dear West Dorset District Council,

Please would you acknowledge this request.

As of January 2011, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in West Dorset 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 2010? 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

David Wignall, West Dorset District Council

Dear Margaret Campbell

Allotments in West Dorset are dealt with by town or parish councils. You can find a list of town and parish councils by using the following link:
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/parishcouncils

Your email has been forwarded on to Dorchester Town Council for their response.

Yours sincerely

David Wignall
Freedom of information officer
West Dorset District Council
Legal Services Division
Tel:       01305 252487
Fax:       01305 252495
Email:     [email address]

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Margaret Campbell

Dear David Wignall,

Many thanks for the prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

Steve Newman,

Dear Margaret Campbell

Your email regarding a freedom of information request in respect of
allotments has been passed to me from West Dorset District Council as
Dorchester Town Council deals with allotments within Dorchester.

The information you requested is as follows (please note that this
information relates to the town of Dorchester only, not West Dorset as a
whole):-

1) There are six Town Council run allotment sites in Dorchester.

2) There are a total of 244 half plots and 34 full plots in
Dorchester.

3) Total number of people on the waiting list - 272

4) All of the waiting lists are still open for further applications

5) No additional allotment sites were brought into use in 2010
although the Council is looking for suitable land for new allotments.

Hope this is useful.

Steve Newman

Deputy Town Clerk

Dorchester Town Council

Tel: 01305 266861

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