Apply for a plot

We manage a waiting list for the allocation of allotments to residents within the parish of Ely in Cambridgeshire, which includes Queen Adelaide, Prickwillow, Chettisham and Stuntney. Postcode is not the same thing as Parish. Residents of adjoining areas outside the Ely parish e.g. Littleport, Soham, Little Thetford, Stretham, Witchford, Sutton, etc should contact their local allotment association or parish council to apply for a plot in their locality. A waiting list is operating for allotments on the new North Ely development although an opening date for the first site is not known yet.
​We do not manage the Deacons Lane site (situated between Deacons Lane and New Barns Avenue).

Before making an application please download and read the Allotment Tenancy Agreement which applies to all plot holders. You will be asked to sign this when you take over a plot. We would also urge you to carefully consider the time involved in maintaining a plot – unfortunately too many new plotholders find it to be a bigger commitment than expected and give up in disappointment, particularly when juggling the demands of family life against relentless weeds.

To join the waiting list please fill out and submit the form below, it will step through several pages. We will then contact you by email to confirm your place on the list. As at June 2025 there are no long term vacant plots on any in-town site. Waiting times for the smaller urban sites are at least two years or more, plots on the larger Bridge Fen site are currently available within six to twelve months. 

The application form will of necessity collect some personal information - our privacy notice can be found here.