Getting an allotment

Applying for an allotment

1.  Find your preferred site

View the Location of Allotments to find allotments near to where you live and to get more information about sites and availability.

2.  Apply

• You can apply by completing and submitting an online form (click on the plot to access the online application)
• If you are eligible for any concession or would rather not apply online, please download, print and complete the application form and send to the Allotments team

Confidentiality - Please note that your details are not given out to marketing companies or other organisations.

Costs, discounts and concessions

Listed below are the rental charges for the next 3 years:

Income based discounts and concessions 

Discounts and concessions are available. Please call the office on 0117 922 3737 to confirm if you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit. Applicants need to apply every year.

Please note:

• Invoices will be sent out at the end of September each year.
• If you are applying for a discount, the completed form must be submitted before the invoice date, as late submissions will not be permitted.
• Tenants who do not pay within the statutory 40 days from invoicing will receive a Notice to Quit their plot.
• Rents are based on the size of the individual plot.
• The income based discounts will have to be re-applied for each year, and will have to be supported by documentary evidence.
• Plotholders will have to apply during the Discount Applications Window of June- mid September to qualify.
• The maximum amount that you can claim for income based discounts is 50%, on a maximum of 3 plots. 

Site and tenancy based discounts and concessions

Please note:

• If you think that your new plot qualifies you for an overgrown plot discount please let us know when you sign up for it.
• The granting of the overgrown plot discount is at the discretion of the Allotments Officer or Site Representative and we cannot grant discounts retrospectively once you have cleared and planted a plot.
• Long tenancy discounts only apply for plots on which the long tenancy is held, although you can claim a long tenancy if you can show evidence that you have transferred from a previous plot in Bristol.

Online payment

If you have received a bill for your allotment rent from the Allotments Team you can pay online. Go to online payments - pay online - Bristol City Council invoices. You will need the invoice number and other information from your bill to hand.

Your allotment agreement

The allotment agreement is between you, the tenant, and Bristol City Council. It is a legally binding document and you should read it carefully.

When you sign your agreement, you are agreeing to:

• take on a yearly tenancy to look after your plot and allotment site.
• abide by the terms and conditions in the agreement. Failure to do so may cause you to be evicted and your plot re-let to another tenant.

Allotment strategy

There are several appendices that go with this document, if you require any of them, please email allotments@bristol.gov.uk stating which of the documents you require.

• Bristol Parks and Estates Allotment Strategy 2009 to 2019 (pdf, 186 KB) (opens new window)