Find Land

Specific piece of land in mind?

A specific piece of land may have sparked the ides for a meanwhile garden.

Otherwise the types of land you could explore include:

School grounds
Communal spaces on housing estates
Derelict/disused land
Underused allotments or areas in parks or play spaces
Utilities land, disused railways

Land owned by a charity for public benefit
Old churchyards and cemeteries
Urban fringe
Farmland, orchards, bee keeping gardens
Farmland, orchards, bee keeping gardens

Private Land
Development Land (or land awaiting development)
Brownfield sites.These may belong to potential partners (DIY stores, transport companies)
Roof tops, carparks mobile gardens don’t need green space

Other possible routes for finding out about available land and its ownership:

Local Council (Association of Local Councils website)
Land Registry
Housing Associations

Local Schools, Parish Councils, Charities and organisations
Community Land Advisory Service (CLAS) communitylandadvice.org.uk
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens farmgarden.org.uk

Large organisations (NHS, Rail Companies, Utilities) acorp.uk.com
sustainweb.org (Growing Health)
Locality (Community Asset Transfer (CAT))

Initial Assessment of Site Options

Overview

Who owns the land?

What is the current use or is the site vacant?

What permissions are required?

How long is the site available for / how many growing seasons will be possible? (You may be receiving funds that require a minimum period of operation).

Are there planned uses or development?

What is the potential to meet the project’s objectives in this location?