Keep the obligation to provide allotments for those who need them

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Stig
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#1

2011-04-21 20:59

Land use interests will always pressurise low value activities such as allotments, if sites are private or Local Authority owned we need to make sure the interests of tomorrow's generation are protected, as once they have gone its very unlikely these sort of land usages will return

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Vizslafan

#19 Re:

2011-05-05 16:15:35

#1: Stig -

I agree Stig. I rent an allotment on a trust site, but the trustees are all councilliers. A few years ago a section of the site was apparently sold to the County Council to build a replacement Fire Station. The proceeds were apparently minimal.

Recently we have learnt the site was actually sold to a developer, and is rented from him by the Council.

We need these plots to provide healthy food and a healthy lifestyle for the community. We need stricter regulation, not a relaxation of the rules. Vizslafan