Appeal or Re-Submit - Allotments

Nomination Support
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Please provide:

  • A screenshot of your nomination, including rejection reasons if it has already been rejected
  • Include the title, description, both photos, and supplemental information
  • Copy and paste the title, description and supplemental so others can translate them
  • If you feel comfortable please share the location, as it is helpful (i.e. hidden duplicates), but you can mask it if you wish.

Title: Whiston Allotments
Description: Run by Whiston Allotment Society. An Allotment Shop is also run during the summer where the allotment holders sell their produce.
Supplemental: Viewable on Satellite and Streetview. Also included GPS Map Camera image for confirmation.
Location: 53.404863, -1.331101

Rejected by Emily :face_with_steam_from_nose: . Looking back I see that the image is not going to win any awards…

Would you recommend Appeal (I have both available) or re-submit.

If Appeal any suggestions on appeal notes?

If Re-submit any suggestions as well as new image?

Thanks

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I would appeal and see what the appeal reviewers have to say about it. ML often struggles with allotments, but I’ve had success getting them approved by appeal reviewers.

There was a clarification on the old forum that whilst signs are generally preferred for allotments, they’re not required so long as there’s proof that the site is used as allotments.

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I have sent the appeal, will await reply then re-image and re-submit if required.

Thanks

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I find it interesting that allotments get rejected often, but I haven’t had an issue submitting any community gardens here in the US. Allotments are basically community gardens, just by a different name.

Hope the appeal goes through!

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Allotments can be surprisingly difficult to get through in the UK. Reviewers seem to like rejecting them as private property, as a natural feature (back when that was a rejection reason), or just not interesting enough to meet criteria. The appeals team has not been any better.

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Definately worth an appeal……as long as submission is reasonable allotments should be getting positive votes. And it looks like you have a notice board too. :woman_facepalming:

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Appeal rejected.

Once the weather improves and my foot stop giving me pain I will go down and take a better image then re-submit…

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Maybe staff will take another look at it. It doesn’t look like a bad submission at all.

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Don’t think the image is great, should have gotten closer and taken it through the gaps in the gate, would have been easier to identify as an Allotment.

Another one where a better refusal reason especially for appeals. I mentioned the image and asked if they could confirm this was the reason to reject. Just got the standard “Appeal Rejected”.

Can’t win them all, will try again when I can get a better images…

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