The Parish Council Allotments are
situated in a quiet position, adjacent to the open forest in the
Pikes Hill area of the village.
From time to time allotments
do become available and all enquiries should be made to the Clerk.
1. Each
applicant for an allotment is licensed to hold a particular plot
or plots for 1 year commencing on the 1st October (year).
2. The
fee is payable in October of each year, on notification by the
Clerk.
3. The
tenant shall during the tenancy carry out the following obligations:
(a) The
Allotment Garden shall be kept in a clean, decent and good condition
and properly cultivated and shall be surrendered at the end of
the tenancy in a likened state.
(b) No
nuisance or annoyance shall be caused by the tenant to any tenant
or any other part of the Allotments provided by the Council.
(c)
No livestock or poultry of any kind shall be kept upon the Allotment
Garden other than reasonable number of livestock or poultry for
the tenant’s
own domestic consumption; (ie reasonable means up to a maximum
of 6 in number of each).
(d) No
dog shall be brought into or kept in the area of the Allotments
by the tenant or by anyone acting with his authority or approval.
(e)
The tenant shall not assign the tenancy nor sub-let or part with
the possession of any part of the Allotment Garden.
(f) The
tenant shall not erect any building or other permanent structure
on the Allotment Garden nor fence the Garden without first obtaining
the written consent of the Council.
No large structures
such as picnic tables/ fruit cages, chicken coops, etc shall
be brought into the Allotment Gardens without first obtaining
the written consent of the Parish Council
(g) The
tenant shall maintain in decent order all fences and ditches
forming part of his/her plot.
(h) The
tenant shall not without first obtaining written consent of the
Council cut, lop or fell any tree growing on the Allotment Garden.
(i) The
tenant shall cultivate the Allotment Garden for, and shall use
it only for, the production of fruit, vegetables and flowers
for domestic consumption by himself and his family.
(j) The
tenant shall permit the inspection at all reasonable times of
the Allotment Garden by any officer of the Council.
(k) The
tenant shall not obstruct or permit the obstruction of any of
the paths on the Allotments set out for use of the tenants.
(l) The
tenant must exercise due consideration for other allotment holders
and neighbouring properties when having bonfires and these should
only be lit in extreme circumstances. No bonfires will
be allowed, except with written permission from the Parish Council,
between 1st May and 30th September.
(m) The
Allotment Gardens shall not be used as a storage facility for
items not used directly for the cultivation of the allotment
by the allotment holder on whose land they are stored.
4. The
Parish Council will undertake to keep the hedges and ditches on
the boundaries in reasonably good order, and to arrange for the
main paths within the allotments to be cut as and when required.
5. The
Parish Council will keep and maintain a water supply at the present
points – available from May to October each year.
6. The
Parish Council will be prepared to look at any reasonable arrangement
which would keep the allotments running in a satisfactory way.
For
example, holders should be encouraged to form an Allotment Holders
Association who would ensure that the guidelines are fairly observed,
and to pass on any requests to the Parish Council for the smoother
and satisfactory running of the Allotments.
7. Any
children on the site must be supervised by the allotment holder
at all times.
