The issue: availability (II)

In researching allotment provision, I have come across an oft-quoted report on the issue, commissioned by the 'Ministry of Natural Resources' and published in 1969.

The Thorpe Report recommends that seven plots are made available per 1,000 residents.

Earlier, I highlighted the level of provision locally:

"there are 311 council managed plots and 635 self managed plots available to the 277,421 residents of Sefton Borough Council."

This equates to 3.41 plots per 1,000 residents.

If the recommended number of plots were provided, this would result in an additional 996 allotments for local residents:

=[[7 / 1000] * 277,421] - 635 - 311]
=996

(The current waiting list for council managed plots only is 505.)

From this, I deduce that it is not simply the case that demand in unmanageable; in fact, provision in Sefton is inadequate.

Hopefully, these figures will back up my call for a new site, to be located in Seaforth!