Allotments
Lords · Question HL15965 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Boycott
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 5 March (HL Deb col 519GC) that local authorities can already publish a list of the spaces available for community cultivation, how local residents can access infor
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 1 Apr 2026
Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 and the Community Asset Transfer (CAT) framework gives principal local authorities the power to dispose of land held by them in any manner they wish. Most local authorities will have and operate their own CAT p...