Dear Margaret,

Thank you for your request for information regarding allotment sites in
Blackburn with Darwen. Your request was received on 4th January 2011 and
I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and/or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

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Regards,

[Name of Council employee removed]
Information Governance Officer, BT&IT

G Floor, Tower Block
Blackburn Town Hall
Blackburn
BB1 7DY

Tel: 01254 58 5852
Email: [email address]

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Dear Margaret,

Thank you for your request for information regarding allotments; please
see our response below. If you have any queries relating to this request
then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Should you require further information please contact me. The
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have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint
or request a review of our decision, you should write to:

Susan Smith, Information Governance Manager, Information Governance,
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn,
Lancashire, BB1 7DY

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Please find attached our 'have your say' feedback policy.

There are nine statutory allotment sites in Blackburn with Darwen:

SITE No of Plots
BROADFOLD, BLACKBURN 64
BURNLEY ROAD, BLACKBURN 38
EWOOD, BLACKBURN 44
FENISCLIFFE, BLACKBURN 62
LEYBURN ROAD, BLACKBURN 17
QUEENS PARK, BLACKBURN 25
SUNNYBANK ROAD, BLACKBURN 12
TEAK STREET, BLACKBURN 83
WITTON PARK, BLACKBURN 59

TOTAL 404

There have been no new sites/plots made available in 2010.

The day to day management of the sites including maintaining the waiting
lists are undertaken by individual site secretaries therefore Blackburn
with Darwen does not hold this information therefore is unable to
provide it.

Regards,

[Name of Council employee removed]
Information Governance Officer, BT&IT

G Floor, Tower Block
Blackburn Town Hall
Blackburn
BB1 7DY

Tel: 01254 58 5852
Email: [email address]

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