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First no-dig allotment criticized by celebs ‘breaks planning laws’ with new road

The ‘world’s first no-dig allotment’ criticized by Chris Packham and Deborah Meaden has sparked more anger with local planners – over a new access road. More than 3,400 people have signed a petition against the Roots Allotment site on a field next to the A369 at Abbots Leigh village near Bristol. It plans to have 700 allotment plots – which will make the site one of the biggest in the country when completed. ‘No dig’ means growers plant into topsoil which has been placed on top of the ground so no soil is dug up, broken or turned. But the site has been slammed over claims of a lack of consultation on the ecology of the land which boards two Sites of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI).