Galway, Ireland – Plans unveiled for first public allotments in city for years

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Shantalla scheme will make up to 30 garden plots available

By Dara Bradley
The Connacht Sentinel
September 13, 2011

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Plans for city garden allotments are beginning to bear fruit.

For years garden allotments were an aspiration for Galway City Council but at last concrete proposals have emerged that could see between 25 and 30 plots available for public use later this year.

The site earmarked is less than an acre and has been idle for years. At the most recent meeting, members of the development company presented a site layout and detailed design for the proposal.

The drawings show the proposed four metres wides gate access to the gardens, with gravel access paths around the individual garden plots. Fencing will be erected around the site; and timber fencing may also separate the individual gardens.

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