Allotments
Case reference FOI2026/01663
Received 20 October 2026
Published 12 November 2026
Request
As of October 2026, please can you tell me:
1.) How many plots are available for each of these sites: Barnetts Wood Burslem Road Charity Farm Cunningham Road Eridge Road Ferrars Hilbert Recreation Ground Hilbert Road Reynolds Lane Sandhurst Road Woodlands
2.) How many people are on the waiting list of each of these allotments Barnetts Wood Burslem Road Charity Farm Cunningham Road Eridge Road Ferrars Hilbert Recreation Ground Hilbert Road Reynolds Lane Sandhurst Road Woodlands
3.) How long is the average wait time for each of these allotments Barnetts Wood Burslem Road Charity Farm Cunningham Road Eridge Road Ferrars Hilbert Recreation Ground Hilbert Road Reynolds Lane Sandhurst Road Woodlands
4a.) How many of these allotments have their waiting lists closed to further applications Barnetts Wood Burslem Road Charity Farm Cunningham Road Eridge Road Ferrars Hilbert Recreation Ground Hilbert Road Reynolds Lane Sandhurst Road Woodlands
4b.) And of the allotments that have their waiting lists closed for more applications, how long is that for, for each of those allotments.
Response
Your request and our response:
As of October 2026, please can you tell me:
1.) How many plots are available for each of these sites:
Barnetts Wood - 32
Burslem Road - 20
Charity Farm - 49
Cunningham Road - 10
Eridge Road - 73
Ferrars - 35
Hilbert Recreation Ground - 65
Hilbert Road - 19
Reynolds Lane - 22
Sandhurst Road - 78
Woodlands – 34
2.) How many people are on the waiting list of each of these allotments
Barnetts Wood - 4
Burslem Road - 0
Charity Farm – 27 (this includes Hilbert Recreation Ground too)
Cunningham Road - 0
Eridge Road - 0
Ferrars - 0
Hilbert Recreation Ground – 27 (this includes Charity Farm too)
Hilbert Road - 8
Reynolds Lane - 39
Sandhurst Road - 6
Woodlands – 6
3.) How long is the average wait time for each of these allotments
The average wait time for all sites is approximately at least one year, with the exception of Reynolds Lane which is at least a five year wait.
Barnetts Wood
Burslem Road
Charity Farm
Cunningham Road
Eridge Road
Ferrars
Hilbert Recreation Ground
Hilbert Road
Reynolds Lane
Sandhurst Road
Woodlands
4a.) How many of these allotments have their waiting lists closed to further applications
None of our sites have closed waiting lists.
Barnetts Wood
Burslem Road
Charity Farm
Cunningham Road
Eridge Road
Ferrars
Hilbert Recreation Ground
Hilbert Road
Reynolds Lane
Sandhurst Road
Woodlands
4b.) And of the allotments that have their waiting lists closed for more applications, how long is that for, for each of those allotments.
N/A
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.