Dis-used allotment site

[Scunny Zeb]

Here in Scunthorpe (Nth Lincs), about 500mtrs from my house, there is an allotment site that has stood empty for at least a decade.
Now as there is a local waitng list well into treble figures, I find it strange that the council do not bring it back into operation.



They claim that it would cost too much to make the site secure and add a water supply.

[tricky]

I never knew that existed zeb and ive lived in sunny scunny for 40 years ,thanks for enlightening me.
I did hear a rumour that there was opening a new one but it was only a rumour.
Has anyone rang up nlc to find out the truth.

[zazen999]

Our plot has no fences, and no water.

Excuses, excuses.......go on Tricky; go to the papers

[Scunny Zeb]

Hi tricky
nice to find there's someone local..

Re the dis-used site..
As I an on the waiting list for an allotment, this is of great interest to me.
Apparently the guy to contact is on holiday until September and I cant seem to get any sense out of his deputy's

[SarzWix]

Loads of sites don't have water laid-on! Ours doesn't, we just have to collect as much as possible from shed &/or greenhouse roof.
From that aerial pic, you can even still see the outlines of the plots! Can't see why people aren't offered the chance of a plot there, if they're made aware that there are no fences and no water. Up to them if they take a chance or stay on the waiting list...

[Scunny Zeb]

I would love the chance to have a plot on it.

I dont see the lack of a water supply as an unworkable problem.
Its really only the short eastern side that needs fencing as the other 3 sides are backed by gardens.
Unfortunately this eastern edge has a ditch dug along it and the earth banked up (to deter travellers / fly tippers)

[fran]

Hi! I bet they wanted to sell it to developers.

[Alison]

We've no water and any fences are ones we've put up ourselves which are more for demarkation and don't provide any security.

[Hans Mum]

we're in the same boat, our site is divided down the middle with a public right of way path and one side had fallen into disuse. Am meeting the man from t'council next week to see if there's anything can be done (same chap who has just had the site he has a plot on extended)

[Snadger]

I just wonder WHY it was closed down originally? Could it have been opposition from the householders that surround it?

[matthew2riches]

Great load of claptrap the council have fed you there. I'd get on to them and if you can get the other 100's of people in Lincs wanting plots to do it also!

THEY HAVE TO SUPPLY LAND IF THERE IS A NEED FOR IT! (Does this law still exist?)

[rustylady]

Contact the Council, the local press, your MP, get a petition going and publicise it.

[seasprout]

Well tomorrows September, so the bloke should be available then.

At the least try to get hold of your councilor, get the council to do a feasibility study on the site, and the most important thing is to raise public awareness of the sites existence and get a list of interested potential plot holders.

As they said on Jam & Jerusalem the other night.. " I feel a Campaign coming on.!"

Best of luck.

[taff]

where's the access point for it?

[Two_Sheds]

ScunnyZeb, this site isn't Healey Road?
The residents of Healey Rd wanted to turn their plots into playing fields. http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NR/rdon...hangeofUse.pdf

This is the interesting bit, from that 2005 document: "3.4 There are no people on the waiting list for allotments in North Lincolnshire."