[GTFC197]

Hi compie,
As far as I know it is owned by the council, but whether it is classed as allotments I'm not sure.
There are 10 houses, and 10 strips,
2 are bought, (one of them is not used)
4 are just left, (2 of them you wouldn't know were there)
1 is turned over by a farmer with his tractor to keep it tidy, but is not used.
3 remaining are being used.

[compie]

thanks for the info mick

[compie]

been waiting 26 days for council to send there reasons for not allowing hens on allotments   
C.A.B have now contacted business ombudsman but will be at least 3 weeks waiting for there reply 

[scabs]

Stick at it Compie, and best of luck!

[GTFC197]

Hi compie,
typical councils, if they want an answer from anyone they can demand it, why don't you do the same. 

Write and tell them that unless they come up with a legal reason why you cannot have chickens on your allotment within 14 days then you will take it that they have no objection.

Send it recorded delivery, it will be worth the £1.15p just to think that they might be panicking that they will have to do some work.

Keep us informed as to how things go.

keep at 'em & Good luck

Mick.

[compie]

just rang government ombudsmans advice line unbelievable i have to allow the council 12 weeks to reply

[tesni]

whilst nobody can condone a person doing something without permission there is a saying that it is easier to ask for forgiveness after the event rather than to gain permission beforehand 

[joyfull]

the problem with that idea is that they are living things and if the council say no then what happens to them 

[lukasmum]

What a facinating thread - I do hope you manage to beat these jobs-worth pen-pushers!

My concern is that David Cameron wants to pass on more authority locally - power to the
people and all that.  With our incumbant jobs-worths, this country will end up like the
third world. A cheery thought

[compie]

been waiting 29 days now for the councils written decision which was supposed to get to me in 7 days . he must be a very efficient manager

[henamoured]

Typical Council. I've had my local one deny receiving a letter I posted by recorded delivery before now.
However, did you say on a previous post the Ombudsman allows them 12 weeks to reply? If so, I bet they take the full 12 weeks!

[compie]

yes i bet they take the full 12 weeks bunch of idiots that they are

[evie2]

I've been following this thread with interest.  As a wee girl (40+ years ago) I lived on an allotment in a 'but and ben', and most people kept chickens and rabbets for food; they also trapped the wild rabbets.  

I'm going to go off on a tangent now.
In between then and now we've had the 'good life' of the 70's when people went loopy and moved all manner of farm animals into their back gardens.  
We then went through the throw away era of the 80's and 90's to arrive in the 21st century of 'aesthetically pleasing  views' and 'sterile living' where bins are collected fortnightly and one persons wants/dislikes are more important than the majority  
Luckily I live in Derbyshire where, on the whole it would appear common sense still exists (or we just haven't caught up yet) with chickens, even cockerels, seen on allotments.  I have even seen goats and sheep.

I know this hasn't helped solve your problem Compie, but I just wondered if some of the reasons they come up with would be, any live stock would encourage vermin onto the site or that 'some' people would flout the system.

Sorry for the waffle

[compie]

its even worst when you realise im in spalding wich would not be in existance if not for its livestock auctions until a few years ago when it was pulled down and sold for supermarkets by our council

[GTFC197]

Hi compie,

I have just deleted my  last post about your problem, not sure why I wrote what I did.
must be the fact that I have just done my first week back at work after being off ill for the last 6 months.

What is so frustrating, is the fact that 2 of the strips of land are totally overgrown, ( one is bought ) and neither have ever been used in the 10 yrs that I have lived here, and yet there are people like yourself who are screaming out for a piece of your own little bit of independance.

My nextdoor neighbour has said that she will not be using her strip either, but has said that I can use it if I want to.

Going to contact the council to get permission first, to see if I can take over it as it
is next to mine and would make a great growing strip for my planned fruit trees and bushes, also will give me more room to rotate my chooks area. ( no, not in the fruit area )

Keep in touch as to how you get on with your case.

Best wishes.

Mick.