Allotments

If you are 18 or over and live in Basingstoke and Deane you can apply for one of our allotments.

Growing your own fruit and vegetables is a great way of staying healthy, meeting new people and getting involved in your community and it could save you money too.

Allotments also help to protect the environment. They can be a habitat for wildlife such as birds, insects and small animals, and composting and rainwater harvesting is encouraged. Hosepipes are not allowed to be used on borough owned allotments.

Allotment sizes

Allotment plots can vary in size but as a guide a full plot is 250 square metres (10 rods) and a half plot is 125 square metres (5 rods).

Cost

The annual costs for 2026/27 are:

Over 60s rate - first allotment plot - £1.30 per 10m² (additional plots charged at the standard rate)
Standard rate - £2.60 per 10m²

For example:

A 250m² (10 rod) allotment plot = £65
A 125m² (5 rod) allotment plot = £32.50

Pay for an existing allotment

Applying for an allotment

We are only accepting new applications from one person per household. Due to the length of the current waiting list, if you already have an allotment in Basingstoke we can't accept any further applications from you.

Apply for an allotment

Waiting list

We have a very long waiting list and you could be waiting between four to five years for an allotment plot at most sites.

At the following sites it is estimated that the waiting time is currently 10 years or more:

Abbey Road
Bach Close
Beggarwood Lane
Bermuda Close
Burgess Road
Carpenters Down
Eastrop
Hatch Warren
Haydn Road
Marnel Park
Pitcairn Close
Quilter Road
West Ham Close

Applicants who have been waiting the longest are the first to be offered a vacant plot. This may not always be the site that they have originally chosen - it depends on where the vacancies are. Applicants are entitled to refuse an offer if it is not their preferred site without prejudice to any future offers.

Annual audit of the waiting list

Due to the high demand for allotment spaces and to comply with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) we implement an annual audit of the waiting list.

This audit is to check the status of all applicants on the allotment waiting list.

If you are on the waiting list we will contact you and you will need to respond if you would like to remain on the waiting list.

If you provided your email address on applying for an allotment we will contact you by email. This email will come from a 'do not reply email address' however for this purpose only it has been designed to accept a one time only response.
For applicants that do not have access to email, you will be contacted by phone or post.

If we do not receive a response from you within the timeline provided you will be removed from the allotment waiting list.

My waiting list position

We do not provide details of where you are on the waiting list. When you reach the top and an allotment becomes available you will be contacted.

Please only contact us after application if you wish to be removed from the waiting list or your contact details change.

Process of offering a plot

When you reach the top of the waiting list and an allotment is available you will be contacted via email and/or telephone.

If no response is received within 15 days your details will be removed from the waiting list and the plot offered to the next applicant.

Upon confirmation that you are interested in accepting the allotment tenancy, arrangements will be made for the Site Representative to show you the plot on offer.
Once you have seen the plot and confirmed acceptance, the tenancy agreement and rules will be shared with you for signing.

Making payment and obtaining a key

Upon receipt of the signed tenancy agreement, an invoice will be issued for the rent due and the £20 key deposit.

Once payment has been made please email allotments@basingstoke.gov.uk to let us know and to arrange collection from Eastrop Allotment Trading Shed. You will be contacted with a collection time.

Eastrop Allotment Trading Shed in Eastrop Allotments, Eastrop Way, Basingstoke RG21 4QD (Opposite Eastrop Park and adjacent to the YMCA).

Ill health or death of a plot holder

When a plot is given up because of ill health or death, a member of the family living at the same address has the right to take over tenancy of the plot. If there is a registered co-worker (a person who assists a tenant) who has been registered for longer than the next qualifying applicant on the waiting list, they can also apply and expect to take over the tenancy.

In the sad event of the death of a tenant, the family must as soon as possible and in any event no later than 60 days after the death notify the council. This can be done by sending an e-mail to allotments@basingstoke.gov.uk or by calling 01256 844844. If the council is not notified within 60 days, we will re-let the allotment.

Allotment sites in rural areas

We only manage allotment sites in Basingstoke. If you live in the rural areas, you should contact your parish council to see if there are any allotment plots closer to you. For contact details for your parish council, visit our Parish and Town Councils webpage.

We are aware that there may be other allotment sites within Basingstoke and Deane some run by local organisations, including charities and it is worth looking at community magazines or information boards in your area to find out where they might be.