The Environment Bill 2019-21 has completed it Committee Stage in the House of Commons. This paper is a summary of what happened in the Committee and how the Bill has changed. It considers key Government and Opposition amendments. It is prepared in advance of the Bill's next stages (Report and Third Reading) scheduled for 26 January 2021.
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Allotments (202 KB, PDF)
• This note describes the law on allotments, including some issues that frequently arise. The National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd has a very useful website and is the main centre of allotment expertise.
• The law on allotments appears in several Acts of Parliament, some more than a century old.
• The Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 imposed a duty on councils – which remains in force – to provide allotments if six or more people say that they want them. However, there is no time limit and many people would have to wait decades to obtain an allotment.
• Building on statutory allotment land is only allowed when the allotment holders are offered alternative sites.
• Despite these controls, many people have asked for the provision of more allotments to satisfy demand.
• The Government argues that the neighbourhood planning regime, for which the Localism Act makes provision, could lead to many new allotments.
Documents to download
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Allotments (202 KB, PDF)
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