Waiting lists for allotments

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Margaret Campbell

Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

Please would you acknowledge this request.

As of January 2011, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Waltham Forest 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

Information Officer, Waltham Forest Borough Council

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Dear Ms Campbell

Please see the attached acknowledgment for your FOI request.

Information Officer
Learning from Complaints
Residents First
London Borough of Waltham Forest
020 8496 4209/4632

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Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

Please would you acknowledge this request.

As of January 2011, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Waltham Forest 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

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Liza Sumpter, Waltham Forest Borough Council

Dear Margaret,

Thank you for your enquiry.

1. There are 27 allotment sites to which the council have access to waiting list data.

2. Across these 27 sites there are a total of 1442 plots.

3. There are 383 people on the waiting list for an allotment

4. All the waiting lists are currently closed.

5. No new allotment sites were brought into use in 2010.

I hope this provides you with the information you require, please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information.

Kind regards

Liza

Liza Sumpter
Community Project Coordinator

London Borough of Waltham Forest
Environment and Regeneration Department
Green Space Service
Low Hall Depot
Argyll Avenue
Leyton
London
E10 7AS

Telephone: 020 8496 2608
Email: [email address] ( mailto:[email address] )

www.walthamforest.gov.uk

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Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

Please would you acknowledge this request.

As of January 2011, please could you tell me:

1) How many allotment sites are there in Waltham Forest 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

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Margaret Campbell

Dear Liza Sumpter,

Thank you for such a prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Margaret Campbell

Liza Sumpter, Waltham Forest Borough Council

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Dear Margaret,

I'm sorry you should have received a formal letter in response to your FOI request, apologies for this oversight. Please find the letter now attached.

Do let me know if you require any further information.

Best wishes

Liza

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