Michael - you should know perfectly well what my views are on allotments - if people want them, let there be allotments. We need greater housing densities - probably not that much more - so we have a choice between:
1. building over existing open space, such as allotments
2. building overbearing developments on what few sites can be found via the planning system, e.g. the Catford Tavern, etc
3. allowing the large amount of existing residential land to be redeveloped with an extra storey
3 is my preferred choice. What is yours? Why do you insist on alluding to 1?