New allotment for Hazlemere as Bassetsbury Lane, Wycombe site stays closed
8:00am Tuesday 8th September 2009 in
A NEW allotment is coming to High Wycombe after councillors acted to meet a “desperate” need for plots.
The 108 plot site at Queensway, off Amersham Road in Hazlemere, will be created to meet waits as long as three years, Wycombe District Council cabinet members agreed last night.
They also pledged to look into potential sites as Ashwells in Tylers Green, Castlefield Wood and the Desborough Castle extension.
And members signalled a major change in policy that councillors hope will increase plot numbers further.
The authority – which grants planning permission – will demand developers include allotments as part of housing plans.
It is hoped this will see land used for grow-your-own schemes at Abbey Barn South and Terriers Farm, controversially earmarked for housing by WDC.
Councillor David Carroll said: “People are desperate for allotments.”
A report said there was a “clear under-provision of allotment plots” with 176 waiting for WDC land and more for parish council facilities.
Bassetsbury Lane allotments is closed over contamination fears. The report (see link, bottom of story) says it would cost £45,000 to put right.
Yet councillor Tony Green, who led a review into demand, said the Hazlemere site was “not ideal” as demand is highest in the town.
But he said: “The rationale was to provide some new allotment space quickly.”
And he said of the policy move: “This is quite a change for this council. We now accept that allotment provision is something that should be sought within a site to be developed.
“That hasn’t happened for many years, if ever.”
The council report said the Queenway development is “sufficient to satisfy all existing demand”.
Some would only take up half a plot at the new site, which is owned by the council, the meeting was told.
The cabinet also agreed to spend £20,000 to prepare the site.
Comments(13)
SDJones
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9:35am Tue 8 Sep 09
Slimster
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9:48am Tue 8 Sep 09
yog
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10:54am Tue 8 Sep 09
It is far better to have smaller allotments scattered around rather than this super allotment outside of the Town.
The trouble is all the housing is being dumped in the last few remaining green spaces in the town. The rural areas are not taking their fair share despite many villagers in rural areas who want new affordable homes built so that their offspring can stay in the area and keep the family support network.
The current policy being carried out by WDC is designed for short term votes by the ruling party and is not in the long term interests of the villages and small towns in the area who will see their local shops and businesses die.
The Conservatives think they can rely on the rural vote to ensure they maintain control of WDC.
Wycombe should be removed from the name of this Council because it is doing nothing for the community of Wycombe.
towncryer
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11:30am Tue 8 Sep 09
Clarke and her cronies have lots of land in town that could be given to people for allotments .There is also land in town they WDC buy for allotments but wont
WDC is run by the rural Tories who don't care about High Wycombe Town
We need a Town council and more local none Tory Councillors to protect us from Cllr Clarke and her Tory hordes !!!
green damage limitation
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11:43am Tue 8 Sep 09
featheredfriend
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2:17pm Tue 8 Sep 09
wycombenewbie
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2:59pm Tue 8 Sep 09
SDJones wrote:you selfish individual. These plots are provided by Wycombe District Council to the residents of the whole of Wycombe District. We'll all pay of them partly in our council tax, therefore we all have equal right to lease a plot.
these newly found allotments should be given to Hazlemere residents firstly they are not local to Bassetbury Lane at all how will those people get up to Hazlemere theres no parking and its encouraging more car use, surely nearer sites can be made available for them
If anything, those people living in all the new flats in the town without gardens (because Hazlemere wont have any) deserve a plot even more than others.
SDJones
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3:11pm Tue 8 Sep 09
wycombenewbie wrote:and what an ignorant individual you are, Hazlemere has had more flats/houses built on its land than many other "villages" in this area newbie, and now building work on the Wellesbourne campas has started there will be even more, get your facts straight!
SDJones wrote: these newly found allotments should be given to Hazlemere residents firstly they are not local to Bassetbury Lane at all how will those people get up to Hazlemere theres no parking and its encouraging more car use, surely nearer sites can be made available for themyou selfish individual. These plots are provided by Wycombe District Council to the residents of the whole of Wycombe District. We'll all pay of them partly in our council tax, therefore we all have equal right to lease a plot. If anything, those people living in all the new flats in the town without gardens (because Hazlemere wont have any) deserve a plot even more than others.
parcelman
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3:30pm Tue 8 Sep 09
yog
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3:31pm Tue 8 Sep 09
parcelman wrote:So did I!
Is Wellesbourne in Hazlemere i thought it was Terriers
WycombeSuxers
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5:15pm Tue 8 Sep 09
green damage limitation
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8:52pm Tue 8 Sep 09
SDJones wrote:If Hazlemere is a village so is , Sands and Wycombe Marsh -- Now they have had building!!!
wycombenewbie wrote:and what an ignorant individual you are, Hazlemere has had more flats/houses built on its land than many other "villages" in this area newbie, and now building work on the Wellesbourne campas has started there will be even more, get your facts straight!SDJones wrote: these newly found allotments should be given to Hazlemere residents firstly they are not local to Bassetbury Lane at all how will those people get up to Hazlemere theres no parking and its encouraging more car use, surely nearer sites can be made available for themyou selfish individual. These plots are provided by Wycombe District Council to the residents of the whole of Wycombe District. We'll all pay of them partly in our council tax, therefore we all have equal right to lease a plot. If anything, those people living in all the new flats in the town without gardens (because Hazlemere wont have any) deserve a plot even more than others.
Hazlemere along with Penn and Tylers Green are areas of that could easily take more homes without causing gridlock on the more Urban areas !!
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yog says...
8:46am Tue 8 Sep 09
WDC clearly stands for We Don't Care about the Town anymore.