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Well, We don't allow sheds either. It is not that uncommon in villages. Whilst I originally thought this was silly I have grown quite used to it and since I took over on the parish council I have no desire to try and change things.
Although some of the above points may have validity in a town they may not wash with a parish council. You firstly have to understand that the PC have the views of all the community to balance, they aren't paid and largely want a quiet life.
You go home at night the neighbours must look on the site when your gone. I can't deny makeshift shanty-town sheds, polytunnels and miniature farms are unsightly to many (or certainly would be out of place on our picturesque site). Even if you wished to construct a super tasteful and expensive mini oak framed barn you will always be tarred by the above image. A council would not be able to grant permission on aesthetics by economics especially on allotments...'but he's got a shed.' would surely follow.
I also agree that locked sheds attract the curiosity to break in.. we have never had so much as a trowel pinched on our insecure site.. Also if the plot becomes unoccupied the shed may be abandoned. There is the problem of removal. Our PC make no profit from our site and certainly don't wish to spend anything.
I doubt the environmental issue would work in a village (in our case ninety percent of the tenants live five minutes away on foot) I actively discourage people bringing their vehicle down the grass entrance track... except if they obviously have a heavy load.
I doubt you could really claim that you need them for toilets in a village either.
We do however allow greenhouses. I think this might be you're best line of argument. However I shouldn't alienate the manager petitions and making his life difficult is less likely to bear fruit than persuading him of the benefits to the site or better still that he needs one!
They are allowed here because a previous allotment manager had one and thus a precedent was set. we now have four including mine... my predecessor built a base and abandoned one in the hedge. I spent quite some time removing the piles of broken glass, re-glazing and putting it up. It is now a very fine glasshouse and I have somewhere to store my stuff after six years...but to be fair the one person who had the original one allowed me to shelter there and i stored a couple of things in there...there were only 4 tenants back then we now have 17 plots.
Finally PC meeting are public meeting you have every right to ask the yourself.
Although some of the above points may have validity in a town they may not wash with a parish council. You firstly have to understand that the PC have the views of all the community to balance, they aren't paid and largely want a quiet life.
You go home at night the neighbours must look on the site when your gone. I can't deny makeshift shanty-town sheds, polytunnels and miniature farms are unsightly to many (or certainly would be out of place on our picturesque site). Even if you wished to construct a super tasteful and expensive mini oak framed barn you will always be tarred by the above image. A council would not be able to grant permission on aesthetics by economics especially on allotments...'but he's got a shed.' would surely follow.
I also agree that locked sheds attract the curiosity to break in.. we have never had so much as a trowel pinched on our insecure site.. Also if the plot becomes unoccupied the shed may be abandoned. There is the problem of removal. Our PC make no profit from our site and certainly don't wish to spend anything.
I doubt the environmental issue would work in a village (in our case ninety percent of the tenants live five minutes away on foot) I actively discourage people bringing their vehicle down the grass entrance track... except if they obviously have a heavy load.
I doubt you could really claim that you need them for toilets in a village either.
We do however allow greenhouses. I think this might be you're best line of argument. However I shouldn't alienate the manager petitions and making his life difficult is less likely to bear fruit than persuading him of the benefits to the site or better still that he needs one!
They are allowed here because a previous allotment manager had one and thus a precedent was set. we now have four including mine... my predecessor built a base and abandoned one in the hedge. I spent quite some time removing the piles of broken glass, re-glazing and putting it up. It is now a very fine glasshouse and I have somewhere to store my stuff after six years...but to be fair the one person who had the original one allowed me to shelter there and i stored a couple of things in there...there were only 4 tenants back then we now have 17 plots.
Finally PC meeting are public meeting you have every right to ask the yourself.
Now if only I could shuffle it up the dual carrigway from Littlehampton........and sneak it in.
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