Land is highly desirable but in short supply; an allotment is a chance to get your hands on a bit of it, for a time. It may take a few months and not every prospective allotment looks highly desirable on first sight - in fact few do - but underneath the brambles, rusting wheelbarrow and rotting planks there is something worth waiting for, your own patch of soil, home to a myriad of other organisms with whom you will have to share. So, read up on composting and crop rotations and in the end it will happen. You will be the holder of a Martin Way Allotment.
A typical plot is approximately 5 rods (which is approx 10 yards x 15 yards (150 square yards or 125 square metres in area)).
Sometimes plots are overgrown so some hard work will be needed to clear them.
Please make sure you include your first and last name, address including postcode and telephone numbers when applying for an allotment plot! We are unable to put you on the waiting list without your full details. You must also be a resident in the London Borough of Merton. You must also confirm on your application that you have read and understood the commitment required in having an allotment plot, as detailed below:-
PLEASE READ:-
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT AN ALLOTMENT PLOT IS A COMMITMENT! NEW PLOT HOLDERS NEED TO REALISE THAT THE COMMITMENT ON AN ALLOTMENT IS THAT THEY SHOULD EXPECT TO VISIT 2 - 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS DURING THE GROWING SEASON, APRIL TO OCTOBER, MORE IF THERE ARE LOTS OF CROPS. DURING THE NON-GROWING SEASON A WEEKLY VISIT IS REQUIRED. IF AN OVERGROWN PLOT IS TAKEN ON, THEN CONSIDERABLY MORE TIME IS REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE PLOT AT THE START! PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO COMMIT TO AN ALLOTMENT PLOT AS THIS TAKES UP ALMOST ALL OF YOUR SPARE TIME!
MAGA IS A SELF-MANAGED ALLOTMENT SITE AND RELIES ON HELP FROM PLOT HOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TO UNDERTAKE VARIOUS MAINTENANCE TASKS AROUND THE SITE. THIS MAY INCLUDE HELPING TO PUT THE MARQUEE UP IN SPRING, REINSTATING OVERGROWN PLOTS TO ENABLE LETTING, CLEARING WILD AREAS TO RE-INSTATE OLD FORGOTTEN PLOTS ETC.
Please note that tenants who apply to our waiting list who already have a plot at another Merton allotment site must swap plots and cannot take on an additional plot. You must inform us when you apply for an allotment plot if you already have a plot elsewhere. You are only allowed one plot per household, so please do not apply if your partner already has an allotment plot in Merton or at Martin Way.
When applying for an allotment plot please provide your full address, postcode and confirm that you have read and understood the commitment in having an allotment plot! It gets very tiring having to keep asking people for the rest of the information for their application. If you do not respond to our requests for further information then your application will be declined.
We were only able to let 11 plots in 2020 because of the Covid 19 restrictions, but let 50 plots in 2021, 24 plots in 2022 and 21 plots in 2023 but please keep checking this page for the latest news. We have plots becoming available during the year and we normally hold regular plot viewings. We will contact you by email when you are being invited to a plot viewing.
Please note that new applicants are likely to wait about 15 - 18 months before being offered a plot viewing as we have many applicants, but some applicants do drop off the list if their situation changes and they can no longer commit to the time required to work a plot.
We will give you two chances of viewing plots, if you view and turn down those being offered to you on the second viewing then you will be removed from the waiting list. If you do not respond to our emails inviting you to a plot viewing you will also be removed from the waiting list! It makes much more work for the volunteers on the committee trying to organise plot viewings if this happens. If you have been removed from the waiting list you are always welcome to re-apply in the future when you have more time.
Applications are dealt with in order of the date applied. If you have moved down the waiting list this is simply because someone else applied before you which had not been picked up before you were informed of your position on the waiting list.
If you wish to apply for a plot and are resident in the London Borough of Merton, please follow the temporary instructions below:
Note that MAGA are experiencing difficulties with our website for receiving applications via the form when clicking on the 'Apply for a Plot' link below. This issue is being addressed, but in the meantime please can you send an email to committee@maga.org.uk enclosing your name, residence address, email address and phone number. Kindly put ‘Application for a Plot’ in the title box of the email. We acknowledge by email all plot applications that are received.
If you have applied via the link below at some time from beginning of January 2024 to mid-March 2024 we kindly request you to send your application again via the committee@maga.org.uk email address with your details as described above. Also advise us in your email of the date that you first applied and we can then re-establish the order of the applications in which they should have been received.
Thank You.
Your data will held in accordance our privacy policy which can be found here
The latest waiting list is as below. This list is updated every 4 - 6 weeks.
