Gardening and allotments

Existing tenants

Renting an allotment

Find an allotment

You can view map of all the available sites within Kirklees. Most allotments have access to a water supply and there are about 1,874 allotments in Kirklees on around 100 sites, the majority of which are about 200 square yards.

• Find your nearest allotment: Where's my nearest

Your tenancy agreement

The conditions of renting an allotment are fully explained in the tenancy agreement.

• Tenancy agreement conditions

Bonfires on Kirklees Council allotments

Due to an increase in the number of complaints from residents living adjacent our allotment sites about nuisance fires, we have been asked by the Council's Environmental Protection: Pollution and Noise team to review our fires guidelines on allotments.

Bonfires are now only permitted on Kirklees Council Allotment sites between 1st November and 31st December of that year

1. Any bonfire is for the disposal of dry garden waste only and no other materials.
2. No material should be brought from home or elsewhere and be burned.
3. Any bonfire is only permitted during the hours of daylight.
4. Any bonfire must be manned at all times.
5. Any bonfire should only be lit when any wind is blowing away from neighbouring houses.
6. No bonfire should be lit when neighbours are sat in their gardens.
7. No bonfire should be lit when neighbours have washing out.
8. Fires (campfires, fire pits, etc), for social gatherings or otherwise, are not permitted at any time.

BBQ's will be permitted to a limited amount but must have prior written permission from the Allotments section. Any BBQ will only be permitted in daylight hours, must be manned at all times, and must follow the above guidelines to reduce nuisance to neighbours.

Any 'burner' housed in a shed / greenhouse should be DEFRA approved and must only burn smokeless fuel.

Clubs and organisations

Get involved with allotment and garden federations, societies and flower clubs.

• Local gardening and flower organisations

Gardening advice and information

• Plant it, Grow it, Eat it
  Guide to making the most out of your allotment.
• Livestock on allotments
  Rules and advice about keeping poultry on your allotment.
• National Trust: Green gardening
  Grow your own vegetables and attract wildlife.
• Recycle now: Home composting
  Setting up your own compost bin and why to do it.
• Allotments survey 2009
  Survey of all allotment holders in Kirklees.
• Safe Gardening
  Garden safety tips and advice from experts.
• Thrive
  A national charity that helps people with a disability to start or continue gardening.
• TrustMark
  Find trusted tradespeople to work in your garden with this Government-endorsed quality scheme.

Contact Kirklees Allotments