Hackney Allotment Society

the local allotment society of Hackney, north east London

Waiting list status

As at 02/09/2011 the next 25 numbers were 1059, 1078, 1119, 1120, 1132, 1140, 1146, 1150, 1152, 1154, 1162, 1163, 1197, 1201, 1202, 1215, 1218, 1219, 1226, 1229, 1230, 1245, 1247, 1249 and 1256

At the time of the October 2011 AGM the waiting list stood at 127 members.


Waiting list information

Booming interest in allotments leads to waiting list freeze

In June 2008, with the waiting list about to hit 300, the Committee decided to take the unprecedented step of temporarily closing the list. This decision was reviewed in October 2009 and upheld again at the AGM in October 2010.

Recent media interest in allotments has led to a huge number of applications being received by the Society. The decision to close the list has been taken with regret but we simply cannot keep up with this level of demand. We are also concerned that we are continuing to accept membership fees from residents who have little hope of renting an allotment for many years to come.

The Society is taking every opportunity to lobby the Council for more allotment provision in the borough and members and others seeking an allotment in Hackney are encouraged to add their weight to this demand. A consultation is currently underway by the Council on the Springfield Park/Spring Hill area E5. There are two possibilities here for more allotments;

  • the piece of land on Spring Lane next to Equal Play on the river front that used to be a 1 o/clock club and has been derelict for a couple of years
  • additional land adjacent to the Spring Hill existing allotments.

Possible alternatives

  • Register your interest in a plot on the Olympic site after the dust has settled.
  • Sign up with the Landshare initiative linking people who want to grow their own food to space where they can grow it.
  • Visit the Capital Growth web site for ideas, contacts and possible funding.