Allotment & Plot sizes

thats 50p in new money! cor, imaging if it were only that much these days, you could have the site for life for a tenner!


im going with 30 50x5m plots (10pole), 20 25x5m plots (5pole), a 5m wide communal area, 0.5m dividing paths, a 2m wide main drag, and a 0.5m perimeter for fencing. Comes out a meter or two bigger than a standard match football pitch.

If we can get the field next to the football field, it will fit lovelly. I think 50 plots should be ample


Lets just hope the parish council and the landowners see things the same way




Martin

no worries milkman, its good for someone to play devils advocate, helps spot gaps in the argument.

Were not that advanced yet, all planning at this stage is purely speculative on my part, creating background etc and covering the bases so when challenged by the council i can go straight back to them with some info.

The Selby Times article is going to be the first public call on this. Im setting up an email specially for interested parties.

Second call will be via the parish newsletter. The the matter will go to discussion for a second time by the parish council, hopefully paralleled with a group meeting of possible plot holders.

Hence the need for 'average' plot numbers to generate a rough estimate.

All is of course subject to change. It may well be that no one wants a plot and we go dead in the water after the article. Or we could be innundated, who knows?



Martin

Thanks Milkman,

Although the essential thing is getting enough electors in the village to sign up, i suppose any support from outside the area that encourages the parish council and points out the myriad benefits can only help,

I have set up an email address hambletonplots@btinternet.com

so anyone in the village who wants a plot can say so, and anyone else who wishes to voice support can do. I will colate the support emails and present them to the council as background info, although anyone who does please put 'Support for' in the subject to help me keep organised.


Martin