| The Parish Inclosure Act | 1806 | Introduction of the first policy on allotments. |
| The General Inclosure Act | 1845 | The creation of the first legal provision for the creation of allotments. |
| The Allotments Act | 1908 | The first policy aimed at revitalising allotments. |
| The Land Settlement Act | 1919 | The expansion of allotments to the working class. |
| The Allotment Act | 1922 | Systematic guidelines for the standards of allotments. |
| The Allotments Act | 1925 | Establishment of contract system for the management of the lease of allotments. |
| The Agricultural Land Act | 1931 | Expansion of agricultural land for allotments. |
| The Allotments Act | 1950 | Transferring the operation authority and responsibility of allotments to local governments. |
| Harold Wilson Committee | 1964 | Expanding the role and function of allotments as a leisure garden. |
| The Select Committee | 1998 | Expand and actively publicize measures to revitalise allotments to the public. |
| Planning Policy Guidance Note | 2002 | Transfer of allotments to open space: Expanding budget and policy support. |
| The Health White Paper | 2004 | Expanding the contribution of allotments to human health. |
| National Panning Policy Framework | 2012 | Specifying guidelines incorporated into the British land planning framework. |
| National Panning Policy Framework | 2019 | Adoptive the need for continuous development in the UK National land planning framework. |