Overview

• North Somerset Council granted retrospective permission for two shipping containers, CCTV cameras, an access track, gravel hardstanding and a roadside sign at the 600-plot Abbots Leigh allotment field.
• The decision concludes a two-year legal struggle after Roots secured a certificate of lawful use in November 2023 to treat the greenbelt meadow as agricultural land.
• Campaigners from the Roots Allotments Uncovered group say they will continue strict scrutiny of future developments to uphold planning regulations.
• Roots is offering 50 free plots to residents of Abbots Leigh and Leigh Woods in an effort to foster local support.
• The Bath-based company plans to launch a new site every ten days, aiming for 25 locations across the UK by the end of the year.