If you no longer want or are struggling to manage your plot
Giving up your allotment
If you decide that you no longer wish to have an allotment you must contact us as soon as possible. You cannot give your plot to someone else.
Until this has been processed, you remain fully responsible for the plot. We may carry out a final inspection of the plot to ensure that it is handed back to us in a reasonable condition.
You will be expected to:
- leave the plot in a reasonable state and tidy
- remove all structures and personal belongings from the site by the date agreed
- return any site key(s).
If a plot is left in an unacceptable condition, we will carry out any work required to bring the plot back to a reasonable state (i.e. remove debris and structures).
Any costs incurred in doing this will be recovered from you under the terms of your Allotment Tenancy Agreement.
Transferring plots to someone else
All plots are let by the Council only - you cannot give, bequeath or sub-let your allotment to anyone else, even your family.
All our sites have waiting lists so if a plot is no longer required we must offer any plots that become available to the people on the waiting list.
Struggling to manage your plot
If your plot becomes too much to manage you should contact us as soon as possible.
- Depending on the size of the plot, we may be able to reduce the size of the plot
- for other life events such as ill health, bereavement or other problems you should contact us, especially if you will not be able to tend your allotment as normal
- if you don't contact us you may end up in breach of your tenancy agreement and could risk losing the plot
- if you are temporarily unable to cultivate the plot you can ask for permission for a friend/ family member to look after it while you are unable to garden
- if you join an allotment association, they may be able to give you advice and maybe offer to help you
- we will allow reasonable time for these life events to be put right however, we may still act to end your tenancy should the plot become full of weeds or seriously overgrown for an extended period of time
- it is essential that you act on any enforcement letter you receive as failing a re-inspection can lead to tenancy termination - if you have mitigating circumstances such as a medical condition then you must let us know.