Allotment waiting lists

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Margaret Campbell

Dear Basildon District Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Basildon for which Basildon District 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

Basildon Borough Council

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Yours sincerely

Pete Samuels
Service Advice Officer
The Basildon Centre
St Martins Square
Basildon
Essex
SS14 1DL
[1][email address]

From: Margaret Campbell <[2][FOI #25304 email]>
To: FOI requests at Basildon District Council
<[3][Basildon District Council request email]>
Date: 01/01/2010 10:42
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Allotment waiting lists

Dear Basildon District Council,

As of January 2010, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Basildon for which
Basildon District 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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Basildon Borough Council

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Dear Ms Campbell

I refer to your Freedom of Information request submitted on 4th Jan 2010

I have attached the response from Basildon District Council below :-

1) 2

2) 117

3) 163

4) waiting lists are still open

5) no new sites brought into use in 2009.

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The Basildon Centre
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Basildon
Essex
SS14 1DL

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Yours sincerely
Pete Samuels
Service Advice Officer

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Margaret Campbell

Dear Pete Samuels,

Thank you for sending such a prompt reply.

Regards,

Margaret Campbell