Demonstration Garden

Over the past thirty to forty years the uncertainty of housing development has cast its shadow, as shareholders aged and gave up their gardens the northern part of the site (with potential access to Torville Drive) was left to go fallow. Then with the new planning area designated (2010-2011) a part of the original fallow area was to be brought back into use as gardens and a whole section (adjoining the older surrounding houses, Russell Drive Pembury, Ewell and Welwyn Roads) of the most gardened area with a few shareholders and majority renters was to be put forward for housing development. 

With the outcome of the planning appeal pending, potential for the Association to be born again is also pending. As part of the planning application a wholesale redevelopment of the remaining garden site is proposed. There will be removal of a large amount of overgrown hedges, buildings etc. and clearing of land to give numerous smaller maneageable plots, and a meeting hall with power and water on site. Also an area will be left as an addition to the existing Martins Pond nature reserve.

This will mean considerably more gardens available to the wider community with better security and amenities and at last overcoming the uncertainty of the the past thirty to forty years allowing a gardening future for the Association.  

 As an example of what can be done in redeveloping the remaining gardens CEG (our developing partners) have created a show garden.

If you are interested in or would like one of the new gardens email the secretary or allotment@beattiegroup.com