§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Angela Eagle, on 27 January (HC, WA 128), whether they will list the use or designated use of the 47 allotments which were closed between 7 May 1997 and 13 January 1998. [HL1672]
§ Baroness HaymanThe following table shows the information which the department has received from allotment authorities about these cases. The proposed new use is not necessarily a factor which is taken into account in deciding whether to grant consent for the sale or appropriation to another use of allotment land. In some cases, the proposed alternative use may require planning consent.
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Date Allotment Site New Use 7 May Peel Street, Carlisle Recreation 9 May Wolverhampton Council Training Centre 19 May Firtree Lane, Bristol Development/Gardens 19 May Troopers Hill, Bristol Development/Gardens 19 May Nicholas Lane, Bristol Development/Gardens 23 May Burton Road, Derbyshire Residential 28 May Washhrook Allotments, Leicester Care Home 3 June Roundwood Glen, Bradford Housing 9 June Langham Allotments, Rutland Recreational Purposes 11 June Bridge Street, Lodden, South Norfolk Town Centre Enhancement 24 June Lee Lane, Langley, Derbyshire Gardens 24 June Ridgeway & Manor Hall Allotments, West Sussex (Not known) 25 June Broadwater Gardens Allotments, Middlesex Social Housing
Date Allotment Site New Use 25 June The Bartons, Herefordshire School Playground 26 June Harewood Allotments, Cornfield Road, Thornaby Open Space 26 June Harewood Allotments, Thornaby Road, Thornaby Open Space 26 June Colston Avenue, Carshalton, Surrey Football Club 10 July Cannock Road, Cannock Highway 11 July Barnsfield Place Allotments, Uxbridge, Middlesex Social Housing 14 July Primrose Hill, Stockton on Thames Open Space 15 July Dodmire Allotments, Darlington Recreation 17 July Britten Road, Redditch Access/Recreation 22 July Scotchman Road, Bradford Gas Pressure Station 4 August Downlands Lane, Copthorne Garden 4 August Glassworks Fields, Leeds (Contaminated Land) 5 August London Road Allotments, Newport Pagnell Sports Hall/Community Centre 18 August Ranmore Road, Dorking Playground 18 August Albany Road, Chatham Millennium Green 18 August Florence Road, Chichester Recreation 20 August Southbury Road, Enfield Public Playing Field 23 August School Place, Corby Sheltered Housing 12 September Bury Lane Allotments, Bedfordshire Community Orchard 16 October Pickford Hill & Westfield Road, Harpenden (Not known) 20 October Church Knapp, Wyke Regis, Weymouth Housing/Open Space 20 October Lenthay Road, Sherborne, Dorset Primary School 30 October Church Way, Basingstoke Hotel 31 October Bradshaw Close Allotments, Northamptonshire Private Garden 19 November Quarry Foot, Levens, Kendal Garden Extension 20 November Stanley Avenue, Prestwich Private Garden 21 November Daws Field, Lipson, Plymouth Housing 4 December Upper Fant Road Allotments, Maidstone Conservation Area 4 December Glebew Lane, Maidstone 1 Dwelling 8 December Deweys Lane, Ledgershall, Marlborough, Wiltshire Cemetery 10 December Littlecoates Allotments, Scunthorpe Housing 12 December Lapford Crescent, Northwood, Kirby Gardens 9 January Lodsworth Village Hall Allotments, Lodsworth Village Hall/Tennis Court 13 January Benhill Road, Sutton Residential
§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which allotment sites have been subject to closure procedure from 14 January to date. [HL1673]
§ Baroness HaymanThe Secretary of State has given his consent, under Section 8 of the Allotments Act 1925, for the disposal of the following statutory allotment sites in England since 14 January 1998:
- 27 January: Bolton Road, Windsor
- 9 February: Clough Road, Rotherham
- 4 March: Longbarrow, Bournemouth
- 4 March: Higher Lane, Liverpool
- 6 March: Duke Street, Sutton
- 12 March: Slingfield Road, Birmingham
- 26 March: Mansbridge Road, Southampton
- 27 March: Barnard Castle
- 30 March: Yardley Cemetery, Birmingham
- 2 April: Ocean Street, Plymouth
WA 58 - 2 April: Moss Hall Lane, Lytham St. Annes
- 7 April: Moreland Road, Gosport
- 14 April: Millworth Lane, Sheffield
- 14 April: Pakenham
- 14 April: Pakenham