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I Recently tried to get an allotment at my local place in Peckham and was told they closed the waiting list 4 years ago as it was so long.
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It’s some ancient law like it being legal to shoot someone with a bow and arrow over a fence at midnight on April 1st. but apparently if five individuals want an allotment the council has to provide a one, new or old. Anyway the Southwark thing is slightly more legit and the council has an active interest in it so no need to invoke medieval law
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I used to live in Sheffield and the allotment near me at the time had a waiting list of 15 years.
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Southwark council is currently going through an allotment expansion scheme. Apparently if 5 or more people are interested in an allotment the council have to provide one which is essentially the barrier for entry into this particular scheme. If anyone from Southwark is interested let me know