" The Association are pleased that a positive
outcome has been reached in regard to the Planning Appeal.
It will allow much
needed regeneration of approximately 2 thirds of the site which will
remain as allotments.
The redevelopment of the site will hopefully
encourage a greater interest from the wider community. By providing improved
facilities, better security, and allotments of a size more people will find
manageable
The redevelopment will help to secure the site
for allotment use for many years to come, for the benefit of all."
Secretary RBRGHA
Yeah, bet you're really pleased about that and laughing all the way to the bank. Kick back and sip your champagne while the bulldozers roll in and destroy a unique allotment site, which should have been preserved for generations to come. Hope you are really proud of yourselves. Congratulations to you all.
ReplyDeleteComment presumably not from an allotment holder or s/he would know the area is a mess. You can cut hedges and try to remove Mare's Tail; risk finding an intruder in your shed or that your onions have been stolen but actual crop growing was becoming more and more difficult. Nobody was coming forward to take on the derelict sites and the few that did in the past three years mostly gave up within twelve months. The 'Generations to come' never arrived! It is a pity for the few people who have carefully tended their plots for many years but for we who are more recent renters it can only be an improvement and that WILL attract more gardeners.
ReplyDeleteWrong, wrong and wrong again. Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. I should know enough about allotments, I have one and have loved and tended it for years. It is also an outright LIE that no one has come forward to take on the allotments. You lot have simply turned them away. For crying out loud, just look at your own blog entries a couple of years ago where you make it obvious that you're not taking any more tenants on because you're sitting tight waiting for the money to roll in. I'm sick of your lies.
ReplyDeletePlease note the previous comment was from a renter, who will only benefit from the sale of the land by the redevelopment of the gardens.
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I am saddened by the decision. A whole area of nesting sites, and wildlife haven will be lost. What a shame that the majority of shareholders have chosen profit over lifestyle. Allotments should be about sharing produce, mutual support and enjoying the wildlife.
DeleteInstead all the shareholders meetings have been overtaken by talking about selling our heritage.
What a sad loss and shame on the decisionmakers
It is sad and devastating that the site is to be decimated by building and groundwork, but the outline planning approval cannot be changed unless the Secretary of State steps in, and then the uncertainty would drag on yet again. I know it is early days, but I think it would be useful if the RBRGHA communicated responsibly with gardeners - there has been talk of a meeting being called but it would be nice to know if this is going to happen fairly soon. Most renters are demotivated by uncertainty about their future gardening, and we need some guidance from the RBRGHA as to how and when things will proceed. For example, will the site have to be closed for a period of time [health and safety issues surely!]? I appreciate there is another stage of planning to go through, so nothing is going to happen very quickly, but I think the gardeners deserve some guidance from the Association. We cannot all be expected to delve into the mass of documentation on this affair and try to pick out the relevant bits of allotment delivery strategy, and of course not all gardeners have internet access. [May I just point out that the current documentation indicates that one half of the site will be available for new allotments, not two-thirds as stated on this site.] SUE MARSHALL
ReplyDeleteThe avenues and hedges on the site are getting overgrown, do your duty as Landlords and keep them under control. It is becoming a danger to your tenants and as such could cause injury for which you are surely legally responsible. Vehicle damage will be very costly. We all know you have the money in your accounts.
ReplyDeleteI second the previous comments. It appears that things are being allowed to get into a terrible state on the allotments. Please maintain the avenues and hedges
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