Are there any allotments in Burnley.

[allenharris@hotmail.co.uk]

Hello does anyone know of any available allotments in Burnley bb12.
Thank you Allen Harris

[SarzWix]

Q: Where are allotments available in Burnley?
Answer: Woodgrove Road
Heasandford
Reedley Hallows

This is from Burnley Borough Council website, there's also a phone number and you can apply online for a plot, if you register A-Z of services | Allotments

If you come under Pendle?, there's a similar page on their Council website. A-Z of services | Allotments

Also, don't forget to contact your Parish Council, if they manage any sites the Clerk will know who you should speak to.
Pendle Borough Council - Parish Councils - Parish and Town Council Clerks and Chairmen

Higham-with-West Close Booth Parish Council
Chairman:

Bernard Ingham
87 Higham Hall Road
Higham
BURNLEY
BB12 9EU

Tel: 01282 771296
email: bernard.ingham@zen.co.uk



Clerk:

Mrs. Penny McBurney
8 Sabden Road
Higham
BURNLEY
BB12 9BL

Tel: 01282 770651
email: clerk@highamparishcouncil.com

[jeffmurray100]

hi,
i'm in burnley, had my name down for an allotment since last october - nothing doing! told last week that it would be several years before i would get one!

tried emailing various people on coucil but just get ignored!

[Northguy]

hive had the below reply from Burnley council. Not really acceptable
"Hi ,



I have added your name to the waiting list, unfortunately all council allotment sites have huge waiting lists and it will take many years to get a plot



Thanks Steve

Steve Hastings

Technical officer

Cemetery office

93 Rossendale Road

Burnley Borough Council ( Greenspaces)

BB11 5DD

Tel 01282 477232

[Noosner]

Have you tried any surrounding villages, North Guy? In my town, we have a waiting list of 180 (I waited 8 years for my plot) but in the village 3 miles down the road, there are only 2 people on the waiting list.

[WendyC]

If they are run by the parish you may have to live in within the parish boundary to qualify for a village allotment. Certainly the case here.

[Alison]

If they are run by the parish you may have to live in within the parish boundary to qualify for a village allotment. Certainly the case here.

I'm in the neighbouring parish to my plot and the parish council were fine with it, in fact it's only just occurred to me that it might have been a problem now that you've mentioned it! Mind you, things might be different now that lotties are more popular.

[WendyC]

Ours is only a small site so perhaps that's the rule. Strangely I can have one in the local town as they are run by the district council and I live within the district. The opposite isn't true if you live in the town you can't have a parish one!

[Noosner]

That's really interesting about your different experiences. Our allotments (town) are managed by a Parish Council and the nearby village allotments are managed by a different Parish Council. I've emailed them to check the rules. It's purely hypothetical in my case as my plot and I in the town are very happy together but it would be nice to be able to pass the info on to the poor folks who are on the 180-strong waiting list in our town!

[alldigging]

http://www.allotmoreallotments.org.uk/

Get a story in the local paper about how you're got decades to wait on the allotment waiting list. Ask for like minded people to contact you and then start a push with the council to get more land allocated for allotments.

Or speak to the site secretaries if they hold the waiting lists.

It's seems sensible for sites with long lists not to encourage people to push the council for site extensions or extra sites.

[Noosner]

Allot More Allotments

Get a story in the local paper about how you're got decades to wait on the allotment waiting list. Ask for like minded people to contact you and then start a push with the council to get more land allocated for allotments.

Or speak to the site secretaries if they hold the waiting lists.

It's seems sensible for sites with long lists not to encourage people to push the council for site extensions or extra sites.

Thanks for the link AD, looks very interesting.

[GreenheadAllotments]

Hello - I've spotted this thread online but its from quite a number of years ago! If anyone is still looking for an allotment, we are a private allotment business just opened earlier this year, located on Greenhead Lane, Reedly Hallows BB12. Have a look at our website Grow your own - for more information. Thank you