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Allotments: Sales

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 July 2025UIN 66203

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many approvals for the disposal of allotments she has made under section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925 since 4 July 2024; and what the (a) location and (b) reference number of each disposal is.

Answered by Alex Norris

Since 4 July 2024, the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government has issued 8 approvals for the disposal of allotments under the Allotments Act 1925. See the available data on locations and LPA reference numbers below:

Location / Address Line

Town

County

LPA Application Reference

LPA Name

Land at Spaxton Allotments, Spaxton

Bridgwater

Somerset

G3300

Somerset County Council

Land ar Wallingford Road Allotments, Wallingford Road

Cholsey

Oxfordshire

N/A

South Oxfordshire District Council

Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council, Stapleton Garden Allotments

Borehamwood

Hertfordshire

Stapleton Gardens Allotments

Hertsmere Borough Council

Kingsway Allotments

Ashfield

Nottinghamshire

N/A

Ashfield District Council

Ravenscroft Allotments, Browns Lane Storrington

Horsham

West Sussex

n/a

West Sussex County Council

Longlands (Oxcroft) Oxcroft Lane

Old Bolsover

Derbyshire

N/A

Bolsover District Council

Longlands Allotment, Off Longlands

Old Bolsover

Derbyshire

N/A

Bolsover District Council

Churchfield Allotment Site

Wye

Kent

Wye with Hinxhill Parish Council

Ashford Borough Council

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