Sustainability Committee

Inquiry into Allotment Provisions in Wales

The Committee is conducting an inquiry into allotment provision in Wales.

Terms of Reference

To explore ways the Welsh Government can support and provide opportunities for the increasing interest in allotment and community gardening, and to examine ways these activities can provide wider benefits.

The inquiry will consider the following:

• The demand for allotment sites in Wales and availability of sites (public and private);

• The barriers/constraints (for users and providers);

• Innovative approaches to the provision of land for allotments;

• Evidence of the wider benefits allotment gardening can bring and opportunities for allotment holder (e.g. health, environmental, community, bringing products to the marketplace,);

• The need for and suggested areas of intervention from the Welsh Government.

Status: Report Published