Duke of Northumberland accused of bully boy tactics over plan to turn allotments into flats
Ralph Percy s company is attempting to reduce the size of the allotments to make way for up to 80 properties in seven blocks of flats
3 June 2021 • 5:53pm
Campaigners fighting to save the allotment staged a protest outside Syon House dressed as peasants
Credit: Julian Joyce
The Duke of Northumberland has threatened to close allotments at a London estate after tenants complained about plans to shrink them to make room for flats.
A planning application submitted earlier this year from the Duke’s estate company, Northumberland Estates, revealed plans to reduce Isleworth Allotment Gardens to make way for 80 properties within seven blocks of flats.