The toolkit consists of:
- Guidance - an overview of allotment site management
- Factsheets - a selection of factsheets have also been developed which expand and develop some of these topics in more detail.
- Templates - sample tenancy and other legal document templates to assist in site management.
Guidance - an overview of allotment site management
An overview of allotment site management for local authorities, growers and growing groups. Published by the Welsh Government, this guidance document covers the following topics:
- Different models of allotments and community growing
- Allotments and the Law
- Animals on allotments
- Planning
- Establishing a new site: finding appropriate land, negotiating a land agreement with the landowner
- A Good Group – Governance, policies, roles and responsibilities, conflict and co-operation, sustaining volunteers
- Funding and finance
- The environment and biodiversity
- Risk assessment and insurance
Download the guidance for allotments and community growing groups > (Welsh Government website)
Factsheets
Gardeners in charge - a guide to devolved management of allotment sites
Download English / Download Welsh
Managing waiting lists - a guide to minimising the amount of time people wait for an allotment plot
Download English / Download Welsh
Safe sites - tackling vandalism and other offences on allotment sites
Download English / Download Welsh
Health and safety on allotment sites - An overview of steps you can take to ensure an allotment is as safe as possible for all.
Download English / Download Welsh
The following two documents give additional health and safety advice:
Site Hazards checklist English / Site Hazards checklist Welsh
Sample risk assessment form English / Sample risk assessment form Welsh
Affordable toilets for allotment sites
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Renewable energy use on allotment sites
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Project allotment – a guide to growing together on allotments for voluntary and community groups who are planning to rent a plot on an allotment site, staff from voluntary agencies co-ordinating the rental of allotment plots on which to run educational or therapeutic growing projects, and allotment associations and plot holders who would like to work together to deliver a project that would benefit their site.
Download English / Download Welsh
Role of the management committee - information for volunteers
Sample tenancy and other legal document templates
Sample tenancy agreement and clauses
Download sample tenancy agreement English (PDF) / Download sample tenancy agreement Welsh (PDF)
Download editable sample tenancy agreement (Word) / Download editable sample tenancy agreement Welsh (Word)
Micro-allotment agreement
Micro allotment agreement English (PDF) / Micro allotment agreement Welsh (PDF)
Editable micro allotment agreement (Word) / Editable micro allotment agreement Welsh (Word)
Lease requirements & Heads of terms template
Lease & Heads of terms template English (PDF) / Lease & Heads of terms template Welsh (PDF)
Editable Lease & Heads of terms template English (Word) / Editable Lease & Heads of terms template Welsh (Word)
Advice on how to complete lease & heads of terms template
Download lease advice English / Download lease advice Welsh
Introduction to our community project form
Introduction form English (PDF) / Introduction form Welsh (PDF)
Editable introduction form (Word) / Editable introduction form Welsh (Word)
Sample constitution
Sample constitution English (PDF) / Sample constitution Welsh (PDF)
Editable Sample constitution English (Word) / Editable Sample constitution Welsh (Word)
Resolving disputes - includes sample disputes procedure
Resolving disputes English (PDF) / Resolving disputes Welsh (PDF)