UK: 18 Year Wait For An Allotment
Gardener in Camden was awarded plot after 6690 days with London borough topping the list of longest waiting times in UK, figures show
By Mark Tovey
Mailonline
29 September 2021
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A gardener was left tapping their green fingers for an extraordinary 6690 days in Camden before finally getting their plot, making them the longest-waiting applicant in the UK, figures have revealed.
The London borough tops the list of the longest wait for an individual to finally get their hands on their own slice of land after making an application, followed by Richmond, Derbyshire Dales and Edinburgh.
And the figures show that Camden also comes out on top on current average waiting times at 17 years and six months, followed by East Lothian, 15 years, Islington, 13 years, Richmond upon Thames, 11 years, and Rochdale, 10 years.
On average across the whole of the UK, an individual will be waiting two years and eight months for an allotment, data from a Freedom of Information request shows.
Currently more than 100,000 people in the UK are waiting for an allotment.
