A. The Council will protect existing allotments and support other potential spaces that could be used for commercial food production or for community gardening, where possible.

B. The value of the allotment space in visual, ecological, biodiversity and historical terms will also be taken into account where there is development pressure on the land. In the highly unlikely event of allotments becoming surplus to requirements, other open space uses will be considered first, particularly where the existing allotment is in an area identified as deficient in Public Open Space Provision.

For more information please see the Richmond Upon Thames Local Plan