THIS AGREEMENT is made the ………… day of ………….……………………….Year………………. BETWEEN
(Please return to: Parish Clerk & RFO, Elizabeth Martch-Harry, 84 Brickley Lane, Devizes, SN10 3BW)
and
(2) (Name) …………………………………………………………………………..(The Tenant)
of (Address ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
E-Mail………………….……………………………………….…….Tel no/s ……………….………………………………
NOW IT IS AGREED as follows:
Plot Number/s……………………………………
The Allotment shall be held on a yearly tenancy from 1stOctober, at an initial rent of £………….. per annum payable to the Clerk (Address Above) annually on the 1st October each year. (Cheques to be made payable to ’Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish Council’. If the Rent is not paid on the due date for payment the Parish Council reserve the right to terminate this agreement forthwith.
Any rent increase will take place on the 1st October and Tenants will be given two months notice of the intended increase.
3 Reservation of right of access
The Parish Council reserve the right to have access at all times to the Allotments for the purposes of
checking the state and condition of the Allotment and any structures on it
The Allotment is let for use as an allotment garden and may not be used for the purpose of any trade or business. The Tenant may not erect any building or structure of any kind on it without the written consent of the Parish Council/Clerk
The Tenant must at all times keep the Allotment properly cultivated with spade husbandry, well manured, free from weeds and noxious plants and in good condition, and must so deliver it up at the end of the tenancy.
The Allotment must be cultivated to 90% of its potential. This is taken to mean either in readiness for a future crop, well stocked with produce (relevant to the time of year) or being prepared for the following crops or season.
The Tenant may not sub–let, assign or part with possession of the Allotment or any part of it.
The Tenant must not cause, permit or suffer any nuisance or annoyance to the occupier of any other Allotment or obstruct any path set out by the Parish Council for the use of the occupiers of the Allotments.
The Tenant shall comply with and observe the rules and regulations as set out in the Schedule below or such other rules as the Parish Council/Clerk may notify to the tenant from time to time either verbally, in writing or via email.
9Termination of tenancy
9.1 Termination by notice (Parish Council/Clerk)
This tenancy may be terminated in any year, by the Parish Council/Clerk giving to the Tenant, 12 months’
previous notice in writing expiring between 1st October and the following 25th March inclusive.
The Tenant may end this tenancy at any time by giving 4 weeks notice to the Clerk.
No portion of the paid rent shall be refundable unless the Allotment is rented to another Tenant by the
Parish Council/Clerk for any unexpired rental period.
This tenancy may be terminated by re-entry by the Parish Council/Clerk, at any time after giving one month’s
previous notice in writing to the Tenant:
9.3.1 if there has been a breach by the Tenant of any of the conditions and agreements contained in this
agreement, or
Automatic termination
Schedule – Regulations to be complied with by Tenant
1The Tenant shall not keep any livestock (including bees and cockerels) on the
Allotment without the permission of the Trustees.
22.1 In relation to any buildings and structures in the gardens:
In order to maintain a tidy appearance to the Allotments, the Tenant shall restrict the use of additional materials on the Garden. No unsightly structures shall be erected. The use of corrugated metal sheet, doors, window frames and other unsightly materials is forbidden.
2.2 The Tenant must remove excess waste material from the site.
2.3 Compost, manure and soil heaps must be kept within the Tenant’s own Allotment.
9.1 Children are welcome on the site but must be overseen by a responsible adult.
9.2 Any visitors to the Allotments must not enter/cross any other plot.
9.3 Any Children that visit the Allotments must be made aware that the Gardens are not a playground.
Signed by or on behalf of the Parish Council.……………………………………………
Signed by the Tenant ………………………………………………………………………
Date …………………………………………………………………………………………..
June 2018