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  • #31
    Originally posted by binley100 View Post
    Are they extracting the urine or what.....£150

    Council are probably having to do what Elfin Safety says..........
    I think they are but with only about 9 out of 150 plots empty there is a demand due to no competition.

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    • #32
      £30 this year. It was £30 last year, and £29.50 before that, and £29 before that (we're not council-run. If we were, I suspect it would be £300 pa)
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      • #33
        £100 for a half plot in Greenwich. Facilities etc: water, portaloo, on site shop, fencing (although not great as often thefts from sheds etc, sheds allowed, trees not allowed, lockable front gate, small car park.

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        • #34
          I am in Tameside and we pay £50 for a half plot and £10 for water. Or at least that's what I have been told the charges will be this year. We are not allowed full plots.

          There is a reduction if you are retired, 30% I think. There are no toilets, theft is not uncommon and although there seems to be some argument on this last point, no animals are allowed.

          I have only just taken the plot on.
          Last edited by hotcross bun; 08-01-2013, 11:44 PM.

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          • #35
            wow some of yours are sooo cheap i paid £42 for 24 x 30/40 odd foot ( tiz an estimate i know its 24 wide ) and a full plot is around £80, we have water handy being right next to a main water board site,
            and it is enclosed to due to vandals,
            no toilet,
            chickens allowed pending on space
            £10 key deposit
            £12 for membership, which benefits of manure at reduced fee
            shed, green houses etc allowed but only a certain size
            council provide chippings for paths for free
            no bees

            plus 10 yr waiting list ( though i got mine in 3 )
            Last edited by areia; 09-01-2013, 12:31 AM.

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            • #36
              For the 2012/2013 tax year (Apr - Mar) I paid £80 for a full plot, which was estimated at 12m x 15m.

              There is also a £5 key deposit, no water on tap but we do have 3 ICBM's that we can access, but they are at the other end of the plot.

              The official measurements have just been done for each plot, and it turns out that I have the largest plot on the whole allotment at 214 sq metres.

              This coming year's charges are going to be based on the actual size with an amount per sq metre charged, plus an association membership fee.

              I'm not looking forward to this year's bill at all as I think it may be significantly more

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              • #37
                I don't know the exact size of my plot- it's classed as 'small', 75-151sqm, and is £34 (biggest is £90, 225-351 sqm). There's 50% discount for those on benefits but not OAPs, unless they're in reciept of other benefits too.

                I think it was £10 one off fee (or maybe deposit, I forget) for the key, there's a fence almost all the way around the site (there's a panel that's just chicken wire up near my plot), free water and council leaf mould heap.

                Sheds, polytunnels and greenhouses are allowed with permission (pretty much automatic unless it's too big), up to 6 fruit trees are allowed per plot on the same basis, with an official rootstock list (irritatingly not actually available anywhere, you have to call and ask for each species).

                There's a toilet but I think it's £5 a year for the key (it's the opposite end of a very large site from my plot, so I don't bother); there is a shop, but it's only open a few hours a week when I'm rarely there and I think it's £4 for membership to get discounts (you can buy stuff without being a member, but without discounts it's not that cheap), and a community orchard which is £5 a year for a share of the fruit.
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                • #38
                  Originally posted by hamamelis View Post
                  and a community orchard which is £5 a year for a share of the fruit.

                  How big is the orchard and what variety of fruit does it have?

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                  • #39
                    Plot 1 £10 (half plot) £20 (full plot)
                    Plot 2 £15 (half plot) £25 (full plot)

                    Both plots have water but plot 2's rents going up this year and next to cover insurance and the councils rent increase for the land. No discounts .
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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by alldigging View Post
                      How big is the orchard and what variety of fruit does it have?
                      Currently just local old variety apples (they actually got a grant that was only usable for specific rare local varieties) and some soft fruit bushes. Apparently they did plant pears too, but lost all of them in the first year for some unknown reason. It's still quite new, and there's space left, so there hopefully should be more trees planted soon if they can afford it.

                      It takes up two large plots, but they pay a very discounted rate as it's open to the local community.
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                      • #41
                        No discounts on my allotment. Fees this year are £28 plus charge for water (not sure but approx the same). Keys - a one off payment - £15.
                        Council are putting rent up to £40 in next financial year. A full size plot is the size of a penalty area - but council are now dividing them in two.
                        Last edited by Does the Cooking; 09-01-2013, 07:36 PM.

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                        • #42
                          It would be an interesting exercise for someone to do a comparison of all these sites ....charges per squ metre etc and benefits....also if they are private run etc......
                          We are an association but our rent for the site goes to the council via a garden council which acts as a buffer between all the sites in the area and the council This is good cos it seems to keep the council at arms length .
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                          • #43
                            Privately run site and my plot is 12m x 5m and last year I paid £60.

                            I have access to a supply of water, wood chippings, a massive compost heap and fresh manue.
                            An attempt to live a little more self-sufficient

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by binley100 View Post
                              It would be an interesting exercise for someone to do a comparison of all these sites ....charges per squ metre etc and benefits....also if they are private run etc......
                              We are an association but our rent for the site goes to the council via a garden council which acts as a buffer between all the sites in the area and the council This is good cos it seems to keep the council at arms length .
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                              • #45
                                my 4 rod 1/2 plot is £5 inc water clubhouse secure parking, nightwatchman, and all the chocolate you can eat.
                                I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.

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