South Derbyshire District Council

Allotment gardening provides a wide range of benefits to communities and the environment.

Apart from providing low cost food, they also provide valuable recreational opportunities involving healthy activity and social contacts. Allotments are significant to our green spaces and provide habitats for many forms of wildlife.

Taking on an allotment plot is not all hard work; it can have many advantages, providing fresh home grown vegetables, fruit and flowers for you and your family, free from artificial additives and at a fraction of that you would have expected to pay in a supermarket or greengrocer.

There is also the social side, meeting new friends with similar interests and enabling you to enjoy a healthy outdoor life with gentle exercise and a place to relax and unwind.

Allotments have evolved through a rich and varied history of social and economic change, the most notable being the second world war where the public were encouraged to 'Grow your own greens' and 'Dig for Victory'. The first legislative reforms date back to the Enclosures Act of 1845.

As a district council we manage 8 local allotment sites which have over 180 plots, all of which are currently let.

We have a waiting list for each site. If you are interested in renting an allotment plot, select the relevant tab from the menu on the left hand side to see where they are located and complete an online application. This will then register you on our waiting list. When plots become available the site allotment secretary will contact us and your details will be passed on.

Other opportunities can exist for an allotment plot within the district through Parish Councils. Contact your local Parish Clerk to see if a plot is available within your area.

Additional Information

Derbyshire County Council are aiming to tackle the problem of allotment waiting lists across the county by searching for suitable land to hand over to community groups.
If your gardening group or association would be interested in running allotments in Derbyshire please register your interest at: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/allotments

To find out more about allotment gardening visit www.nsalg.org.uk who are the recognised national representative body for allotment gardening in the UK.

Allotments - A Plot Holder's Guide is a publication which was commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government, which may contain additional useful information.

Contact details

South Derbyshire District Council
Grounds and Facilities
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

Tel: 01283 595782
Fax: 01283 595720
Online: contact form
email: grounds@south-derbys.gov.uk

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Information on other websites

www.allotinabox.com/grow-your-own/

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