I have three adjacent plots, having taken up plots a few years ago when the site was only 50% occupied. The selling off of land around here is always an issue, especially with council being strapped for cash. I keep them all under production, in fact, I'm maximising the use of space because I only have one shed, greenhouse and compost area for all three plots. There is a waiting list for our site but it seems only to take one season to go through the whole list. The council have at last got someone with a bit of zeal inspecting every quarter and several sleeping tenants have given up plots, either forcefully or through persistent reminders. In this day of waiting lists, removal of non-cultivators is the best way to keep the waiting list moving, it's not fair to kick people off just because they have more than one plot. I asked about their policy for multiple tenancy and was told there wasn't one, so nuff said. |