Decision details

An inflation level increase in allotment rents for 2022-2023.

That the rent for allotments in 2022/23 is increased in line with inflation, taken as 2%.

The recommendation to increase the rents in line with inflation effectively enables the maintenance of the status quo.

Rents could be left at the same level. However due to inflation this would effectively be akin to a reduction in budget. This was rejected because the current allotment budget is not felt to be larger than needed. A reduction would decrease the level of service and site improvements.

Rents could be increased by a larger amount, or pricing could be changed in some way other than a small percentage increase across the board. However, based on the results of the consultation questionnaire in January 2018 and discussions at the Allotment Advisory Group, an increase in line with inflation at 2% has emerged as the overall preferred option otherwise it could deter people from renting allotments.