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Leisure and tourism in Adur
Allotments
- What are allotments?
- Availability
- What to do if you want an allotment? (including application form)
- Local allotment societies
- External allotment website links and other useful links
- Fees and charges for allotments
- Don't want an allotment - how about a garden
share?
(Transition Town Worthing)
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What are allotments?
General
The Parks Section of Adur District Council administer
13 allotment sites throughout the area. Although the allotment sites vary
in size and nature the majority of individual plots are around 5 rods.
What is a 'rod' or 'hectare (Ha)'?
A rod is an ancient land measurement of approximately 5m in length, a square rod being 25 square meters and a '5 rod allotment' being 125 square meters.
A hectare is a metric unit of area equivalent to 0.01 square kilometres, 10,000 square metres or 2.471 acres.
Availability
Allotments are available for any resident of Adur over the age of 18. There are waiting lists for all of our sites, and you must be an Adur resident to be added to the list. The waiting time for a plot can be between 6 months to five years depending on the site.
Please note that due to the length of our waiting lists, as from 25/02/09 all applications will be limited to one site only.
Allotments in Shoreham:
- Middle Road
A large site of 1.59Ha located to the south of Middle Road. - Ham Field
A large site of 2.66Ha located to the west of Eastern Avenue. - The Meads
A small site of 0.99Ha located to the west of Victoria Road. - The Cemetery
A small site of 0.51Ha tucked beside the cemetery off Mill Lane. - Williams
Road
A small site of 0.41Ha tucked between housing off Williams Road. Plots are around 8 rods and have a shed.
Allotments in Southwick and Fishersgate:
- Hillview
A medium site of 0.93Ha tucked behind housing off Underdown Road. - Highdown
A small site of 0.25Ha between grazing land and housing. The entrance is via Highdown Close. - Manor Hall Road
A large site of 1.8Ha between grazing land and housing off Manor Hall Road. - Milton Drive
A small site of 0.4Ha tucked between The Crescent and Milton Drive. - The
Gardens
A small site of 0.4Ha off The Gardens. - The Pylons
18 new plots on a site adjacent to Manor Hall Road.
- The Pylons - Rules and conditions (.PDF 56kb)
- The Pylons - Shed application form (.PDF 35kb)
- The Pylons - Greenhouse application form (.PDF 35kb)
Allotments in Lancing:
- Lancing Manor
A large site of 2.71Ha with an active allotment association set within the grounds of Lancing Manor Park. - Irene Avenue
The smallest site, 0.12Ha between housing at Pratton Avenue and Irene Avenue.
What to do if you want an allotment?
Once you have chosen the site you are interested in you will need to register
on a waiting list.
You can complete the on-line application for an allotment form (Adur residents only) to start the process.
If a plot becomes available we will contact you.
Please ensure that you notify us of any changes in your contact details.
To find out more contact: tel (01273) 263159 or send Parks Services an e-mail.
Finally when you have agreed an allocated plot you will need to fill in an 'allotment agreement' form. Then as long as you comply with the terms of the agreement the allotment plot is available for your use.
Full details of costs are available on application.
Local Allotment Societies
- Shoreham-by-Sea
The Shoreham-by-Sea Horticultural and Allotment Society
Allotment Secretary: Mr Barry Hillman
26 Buckingham Road
Shoreham-by-Sea
West Sussex
BN43 5UB
(see also Shoreham Horticultural and Allotment Society Events) - Southwick and Fishersgate
Southwick Allotment Association
Allotment Secretary: T.B.A. - Lancing and Sompting
Lancing Manor Allotment Association
Allotment Secretary: Mrs J. Darling
14 First Avenue
Lancing
West Sussex
BN15 9QG
External allotment website links and other useful links
These links may be of use or interest to you :
External websites :
- National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG) (www.nsalg.org.uk)
- Garden Organic (www.gardenorganic.org.uk)
- The Soil Association (www.soilassociation.org)
- Fruit expert (www.fruitexpert.co.uk)
- Vegetable expert (www.vegetableexpert.co.uk)
Fees and charges for allotments
Rent
Fees are same as last year, £35 for up to 5.5 rods.
Deposit
All sites from 04/01/2011 require a refundable deposit which includes one site key :
- Refundable Deposit £25.00 per plot
- Additional Key £10.00
Notes :
- Prices on this page are subject to an annual review / increase in January each year.
- This charge is currently under review and may be increased in 2011.
Don't want an allotment -
how about a garden share?
(Transition Town Worthing)
If you don't want to wait for an allotment, why not contact Garden
Share, a scheme being run by Adur & Worthing Council's Communities Team and Transition Town Worthing.
They will try to match you with someone in your area who has spare space in their garden that they would be happy to let you grow some fruit and veggies in, for a share of the produce.
For more details contact :
- Claire Hunt on 01273 263180
or e-mail : claire.hunt@adur-worthing.gov.uk
or visit the Transition Town Worthing website on
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