Planners reject shed at parish allotments site

by GD Mon 17 Jan 2011, 6:18 pm

James Littlewood, left, a director of GI Ltd, which owns the former vinery site, and Vale constable Laurie Queripel in front of the shed which Environment wants taken down or moved on what will become Vale’s parish allotments later this year. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 1078243)

VALE parishioners renting an allotment may not have anywhere to store their tools if the Environment Department gets its way.
GI Ltd, which owns Les Haute Landes Vinery, where the parish allotment scheme is being developed, has been refused retrospective planning permission for a 20ft by 20ft shed.
The department said that the site was not being used for horticulture or agriculture so the shed was not required.
But GI director James Littlewood said the department failed to understand that the site was being developed for parish allotments, despite the fact he had written to planning officers to explain. (from GEP)

mmm most of the sheds I have ever seen on a allotment have all been 6' x 3' seems a 20' shed is a little odd...