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Allotment charges

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  Posted by floralqueen (U14186248) on Friday, 17th September 2010

  How much are people charged for a full sized plot on council owned allotments. If it is half a plot is it pro rata? Are there extras to pay on top of rent like water, insurance etc? If so how much?
  
  I am trying to establish if we are being overcharged on a new allotment site.

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  Posted by Houdy222 (U8365378) on Friday, 17th September 2010

  I have a half plot for which I pay £17 per year (although this might rise in December when the bills are sent out). This includes water.
  I'm not sure if a full plot is double this but I believe that there are concessions for those of pensionable age and for those on certain benefits. For your information, I live in Dunstable.

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  Posted by katie (U14383793) on Friday, 17th September 2010

  i have a full plot and i pay £37 a year. we dont pay water or anything. our new bill should be this month. we get our plot half price for 2 years as it had loads and loads of weeds.

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  Posted by floralqueen (U14186248) on Saturday, 18th September 2010

  Thanks for the info it is very helpful. We are being asked to pay £30 for a half plot as well as metred water charges and also approx £10 to the committee to cover membership of national allotment association, insurance and running costs. The site is in North Wales.

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  Posted by londonplantmad (U2392946) on Saturday, 18th September 2010

  We pay £56 for full plot £11 for water and £2 to allotment association. So £69 for a 10 pole plot per year. It depends how big your plot is. However £10 for allotment assoc seems a lot unless your site is very small and has few plots. You should ask what the £10 cover is for.

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  Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Saturday, 18th September 2010

  I paid £45,000 for a field.
  
  I was told at 27 if I applied for an allotment now, I'd get one when I retired.
  
  I have no water on site, I have to carry buckets to a nearby spring and pray for rain. No electric and no allotment society.
  
  I'll be paying for it for the next 25 years and it's worth every penny and everything I had to sacrifice.
  
  What's an allotment worth? In the scheme of things is it really a lot of money? I'm sure if they're too expensive, there's someone who doesn't think so....

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  Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Saturday, 18th September 2010

  and I don't mean to sound like a total b*itch there!
  
  When so many people would give their arm for an allotment, is it really right to complain about a price that's equivalent to a single meal out?
  
  Just a thought...

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  Posted by londonplantmad (U2392946) on Sunday, 19th September 2010

  I totally agree. I was very surprised when i found out how cheap our rent was. The amount of food i can grow on it each year amazes me. I go into the supermarket and look at their most expensive fruit and veg and mine is grown without chemicals so everyday i am saving money and eating healthily. I do not have to go to the gym because my allotment takes enough energy to keep me fit. Whether many people could get a mortgage to buy a field at £45000 is another matter. I do not moan about my rent as i know its worth every penny to me for many reasons. However while many people are waiting there are lots of plotholders out their not growing on their plots and i think they should be evicted. Lots of people want plots so the waiting lists would soon go down. I would visit plots and ask why plots are not being cultivated. You are right the rents are just a meal out.

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  Posted by Bubble Works (U14532674) on Monday, 20th September 2010

  you could also divide that field up into little plots and rent them out to people and cover your mortgage that way?
  I live in London - not many fields for rent or purchase at all round here...

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  Posted by Gem (U13964749) on Tuesday, 21st September 2010

  I haven't got my allotment yet, I have been granted one though and its mine from the 1st of October . I'm not sure what the size is but its as big as my back garden so I'm happy, my rent for the first year is £15 and water is free, I have a £2 membership fee. The rent is set to rise next year to £18.

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  Posted by pamela (U13941634) on Tuesday, 21st September 2010

  Hi
  
  Our plots are 50ft x 30ft and we pay 25.00 per year (12.50 if retired) we have plenty of water at various tanks doted around the whole allotment and we do not have to pay for the water.
  I was in Royal Tunbridge Wells last week and saw a sign advertising prepared allotments (weed free) with free water & hut for 750.00 per year
  So mine at 25.00 per year is ok for me
  

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  Posted by gaffelbiter (U14481810) on Tuesday, 21st September 2010

  £30 for a half plot, £60 for a full one [in Edinburgh], this includes water. The council propose to increase them by 100% over the next 5 years. It really is good value. I always have a chuckle to myself when I see the prices in the supermarket, not to mention the poor quality!

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  Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Wednesday, 22nd September 2010

  Bubbleworks I tried...
  
  I contacted the local council. Would you believe that after access, parking, installing water (clearly they were unimpressed with my bucket, stream and mad raindancing) public liability, disabled access...the list goes on and on! That's without providing any sheds, greenhousing etc.
  
  I have however, finally found some people who don't mind the raindancing and hike to the stream and we're growing away nicely. Well, nobody wants to be a loner plotter do they!?
  
  However, if I could charge £750 per plot, it might be worth it! Even the cost of all the veg you could eat, gym membership, herbs and medicines surely wouldn't come to that much! Ludicrous!

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  Posted by londonplantmad (U2392946) on Wednesday, 22nd September 2010

  I have thought about the £750 rent. On allotments you are not allowed to grow produce for profit. So maybe if you wanted a piece of land to grow for a business that amount of rent maybe not that bad. Its £15 per week. If you were good at growing the right things it could be a good deal. In London there are not plots of land to buy unless you are a millionaire. So allotments are great for those wanted their own pice of land for a nominal rent.

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