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    National waiting lists

    Are there any stats on national averages for waiting lists. I just got mine after 6 years

    If everyone could add to this thread with their own knowledge a clear picture should emerge which could generate significant publicity

    Moderator Can you edit this and make it a sticky??

    Loving my allotment!
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    Wirral Merseyside. 6 year wait. 564 on wirral waiting list

    Loving my allotment!

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    • #3
      my list at my allotments is about 2.5 years

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      • #4
        Warwick - 3 to 4 years.

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        • #5
          West Cumbria -

          Council - 3-5 years
          Town Council - 35 on list, but people in the parish go on before you, so could be years
          Private ones - 5 on list, but only 5 plots, so could be years!

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          • #6
            About 18 months to two yeaars at a guess. more and more people go on the list every week.
            Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
            and ends with backache

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            • #7
              High Wycombe - I was told about three years
              http://meandtwoveg.blogspot.com

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              • #8
                Maidstone, Kent - was told 2-3 years but I some how managed to jump up to 8 months! Got mine about 10 days ago

                But from what I can make out our site has a new chairman and I think he has had a sort out. some more new people coming on this week.
                Little ol' me

                Has just bagged a Lottie!
                Oh and the chickens are taking over my garden!
                FIL and MIL - http://vegblogs.co.uk/chubbly/

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                • #9
                  Average around my area is 2 years. I went from 2/3 years down to ~1 after the waiting list were asking to pay to joint the allotment association. If I remember correctly I'm 9th on the list?

                  Smallest list around me if 4 people, but that site is very small.. 5/6 odd allotments? I'd love to get there, as it's so close but it's a very tight not community apparantly! Therefore, I can't see anyone giving 1 up, let alone 4 to get me next inline
                  Last edited by chris; 01-03-2011, 11:23 AM. Reason: 2 years, not 4 years waiting lists now apparantly (jsut checked email)

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                  • #10
                    Southampton City Coucil average 7 years

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                    • #11
                      We had about fifty on our waiting list, when plots came available the first twelve people on the list either had got a plot on another site, didnt want one yet or had changed their mind but had never bother to inform the manager about the change of circumstances, so dont put to much stead in waiting list there will be a new fad along in a bit and there will be plenty of plots to go around.
                      Last edited by PAULW; 01-03-2011, 08:27 PM.

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                      • #12
                        We have at least one plot available in our area. It's hard to get exact figures because the people who run our sites are technophobes ... information tends to be on backs of envelopes as far as I can make out: we have a waiting list at our site, but my rep won't tell me how many people are on it (in single figures I expect)
                        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                        • #13
                          How does one know how many people are going to:
                          Die [it happens] and not have their plot taken up by a close relative
                          Move
                          Get bored
                          Get evicted
                          Get annoyed at the increase in rent and walk away

                          The waiting list [time wise] is a red herring; if you really want to know, an FoI request was sent to all councils to ask how many people were on the list and it was published last year; but as soon as it is published - it is out of date.

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                          • #14
                            For the site I am on there are 52 half plots, Nine are on the waiting list. There are five sites and about 80 on the lists altogether.
                            Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
                            and ends with backache

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                            • #15
                              I'm in South Liverpool - got mine (full plot) in late 2009 after only a couple of months on the list - maybe just lucky?

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