With demand for allotment spaces growing, people living in Scarborough are facing a long wait to get one for themselves.
Scarborough Borough Council is set to begin a review of allotment provision in the town as hundreds of people remain on waiting lists to get their hands on a plot.
The authority’s Lives and Homes Overview and Scrutiny Committee will meet on Wednesday to look at options on how the shortfall could be addressed.
A report prepared for councillors states that demand for allotments is increasing nationally with a recent study by the University of Sheffield finding that younger people were now looking to take up the hobby.
That demand is expected to pick up again due to the pandemic.
The report adds:
“Responsibility for the provision of allotments outside of Scarborough town rests with the parish councils and is therefore outside of the remit of this committee.
“Because there is no parish of Scarborough the responsibility for providing allotments within the town lies with the borough council.
“The borough council currently operates allotment sites at Woodlands and Quarry Mount having transferred Sandybed and Prospect Mount allotments to allotment associations under leasing arrangements.
“Both Woodlands and Quarry Mount sites are full and a waiting list is in operation.
“The waiting list for these sites is between 150 – 250 people though the total available allotments only amount to 97 plots in total.”
Providing allotments is a statutory obligation for the council and provides a modest income of around £3,000 each year.
It has been a decade since the council last reviewed its allotment for provision and councillors could set up a task and finish group to explore options for new sites in the town.
Yorkshire Water Reassures Scarborough And Scalby Residents Over Bathing Water Quality Monitors
Scarborough Athletic Run Ends But Boro Stay Fifth
Teenager Appears In Court Following Serious Assault In Scarborough
Filey Police Issue Drug and ASB Warning
Whitby Town Hold Rivals As Relegation Battle Heats Up
Top Level Motorcycle Road Racing Returns To Scarborough's Oliver's Mount
Bridlington Town Held By Strugglers
Man Arrested Following E-Bike And Electronics Burglary In Scarborough
Yorkshire Coast Rugby Results
North Yorkshire Police To Implement Live Facial Recognition Technology
Future Of Scarborough Bathing Water Quality Summits Secured As Officials Vow To Continue Multi-Agency Efforts
Crime Drops By Over Three Per Cent Across North Yorkshire As Arrest Rates Rise
Comments
Add a comment