More than 290 people are on the waiting list for allotments in Nottingham – with the average waiting time for a patch of land standing at nearly two years.
And now Nottingham City Council is to look at what can be done to tackle lengthy waits for allotments. Those on the list currently face a wait of 21 months.
There are around 3,500 plots of land used as allotments across Nottingham, with the city council owning 2,616 of these.
The council's overview and scrutiny committee will meet on May 7 to see how to make fuller use of the food growing potential of existing allotments in the area.
One area of concern is the number of derelict allotments.
A council report said there are currently 106 plots classed as derelict on viable sites.
It said: "Despite the allotments service putting funds into restoring some of these and getting them re-let, the number of derelict plots has increased due to discovery of dangerous buildings and a number of plots being returned in poor condition following the death of an elderly tenant."
The meeting will take place at Loxley House at 2pm.
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