Langton Matravers Parish Council

Allotment Gardens Information

The Parish Council has created and manages allotment gardens in the centre of the village of Langton Matravers. There are currently 14 full size plots ( 9m x 27m) and 28 half size plots (9m x 13.5 m). Plots do occassionaly become vacant and anybody resident in the Parishes of Langton Matravers or Worth Matravers can become a tenant by contacting the Clerk to the Council.
Allotments plots are rented out at Ł50 plus a water charge for the year of Ł5 for a full plot and Ł25 per year plus a water charge of Ł2.5 for a half plot.

The Allotments are on land leased from the National Trust and were created by the Parish Council in 2009 with financial assistance from COMMA (The Community Aggregates Fund). This funding was obtained with assistance from the following agencies:- Defra’s Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, Dorset Community Action (DCA) and ACRE (Action for Communities in Rural England).

Allotment Allocation Policy

Allotment plots are allocated, from the waiting list, on a first come first served basis for the residents of the Parish of Langton Matravers and from 13th October 2011 the Parish of Worth Matravers (which includes Harmans Cross). Click here for the current Tenancy Agreement.

In addition to a residents only policy, the Parish Council may exceptionally accept applications from voluntary community groups or institutions for the tenancy of an allotment as was recently the case with the local Primary and Pre-school.

DORSET MAGAZINE: In the August 2009 edition of the DORSET magazine there was an article by Edward Griffiths on the Langton Matravers Allotments. This article was one of a series written in which he met people who 'grow their own' on the county's allotments. This article was written soon after the allotment gardens were created and gives a good insight into their early beginnings. The Dorset Magazine, which is published every month and contains many articles of interest relating to Dorset and the Bournemouth area, have given the Council permission to reproduce this article on this website. To view the article just click the magazine cover. To view the Dorset Magazine website for other interesting articles click www.dorsetmagazine.co.uk

Allotment Gardens Picture Gallery