Cllr Jeremy Mackrell said it was “ridiculous” that 16 people remained on the waiting list for a parish council allotment plot when land was potentially available.
Last month, the parish council agreed to explore the possibility of using property off Hebden Bridge Road owned by Yorkshire Water.
The council will formally write to the tenant who occupies the land to see whether he would be prepared for some of it to be allocated for allotments.
l Oxenhope Cricket Club has been given more than £800 to spend on its pavilion. Sgt Wheeler announced the cash was granted thanks to a successful bid to the West Yorkshire Police Community Trust.
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