It has been clarified that it is permitted to sell surplus produce from allotments.

Please see the decision document on the Sustainable Communities Act

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1798995.pdf

P.51 is the relevant passage –

“An allotment garden must, by definition, ‘be wholly or mainly cultivated for production of vegetables or fruit crops for the consumption by the occupier or his family’.

A change in the law is not required as there is no legal restriction on allotment holders selling genuine surplus product to local shops, but we would be happy to discuss this further with Brighton.”

If you encounter problems, please contact Greg Clark MP or the Department of Communities and Local Government.