Allotment waiting lists

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Margaret Campbell

Dear East Renfrewshire Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there for which
East renfrewshire 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

Geddes, Craig, East Renfrewshire Council

Please note that I am out of the office today.

If the matter is urgent, please contact Alex Forsyth, Chief Solicitor, or
Graeme Maxwell, Records Management Officer

Regards,

Craig Geddes
Council Records Manager

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*Customer Services, East Renfrewshire Council

Chief Executive Department
Chief Executive: Lorraine McMillan, BSC (Hons) MBA

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e-mail: [East Renfrewshire Council request email]

Date: 25 January 2010

SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER 51755

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Moir, Laura, East Renfrewshire Council

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Dear Ms Campbell,

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information
Request.

Regards

Laura

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