FOI request (FOIR-348106426)

Allotment waiting lists

Requested Fri 09 July 2021
Responded Fri 16 July 2021

1. Please tell me how many people are currently on a waiting list for an allotment site managed by your local authority?

2. In addition, for each of the 10 individuals most recently awarded a plot (at the time of this FoI), please state:

a. The number of days that elapsed between first contact with the council (that is, submitting an application) and receiving their plot.

b. The average waiting time (in days) of those ten applicants.

Response

1. 571 applicants waiting across all our sites

2. 10 individuals awarded a plot recently as follows:

a.

Applicant 1 - joined waiting list 22/10/2019 allocated a plot 06/07/2021 (21 months)

Applicant 2 - joined waiting list 19/12/2018 allocated a plot 18/06/2021 (30 months)

Applicant 3 - joined waiting list 22/06/2020 allocated a plot 09/07/2021 (12 months)

Applicant 4 - joined waiting list 28/04/2020 allocated a plot 09/07/2021 (14 months)

Applicant 5 - joined waiting list 06/05/2020 allocated a plot 09/07/2021 (13 months)

Applicant 6 - joined waiting list 27/04/2020 allocated a plot 02/07/2021 (14 months)

Applicant 7 - joined waiting list 20/04/2020 allocated a plot 11/06/2021 (14 months)

Applicant 8 - joined waiting list 02/03/2020 allocated a plot 09/07/2021 (16 months)

Applicant 9 - joined waiting list 26/03/2020 allocated a plot 30/06/2021 (15 months)

Applicant 10 - joined waiting list 16/09/2020 allocated a plot 09/07/2021 (10 months)

b.

The Average waiting time for the 10 applicants is approximately 14 months.