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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

To ask the Chief Executive for a report on the process for allocating allotments, the report to include timeframe from when new applications are received, duration of time to accept offer of an allotment and if the process is to be reviewed.

REPLY: Applicants who wish to register for an allotment must complete an application form available from South Dublin County Council. Forms can be requested by calling 01-4149000 or the form can be downloaded from the Council’s website at https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/sport-and-recreation/allotments

Applicants must reside within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council, applications from outside the area are not accepted.
Once a person has applied for an allotment, they will be placed on the waiting list or provided with an allotment if one is available immediately. There is no definitive timeframe, the allotments are assigned to the next person on the list once they become available. All new plots will be allocated in accordance with our waiting lists.

The allotment policy review will be brought to the Environment, Water & Climate Change SPC on Tuesday 7th February. An assessment of existing provision of allotments within SDCC's administrative area, and a determination of requirements into the future is ongoing. As part of this review, we have identified over 40 allotments which are now available, and are currently being reassigned to members of the public who are on the waiting lists. Provision has been made in the Capital Programme for 2023 - 2025 to develop additional allotments, expansion of existing allotment site locations and scoping of new sites are being examined as part of the review.