4 responses from Mr David Strawbridge (Individual)
1. Mr David Strawbridge (Individual) : 6 Apr 2011 15:53:00
Which document do you wish to comment on?
Land Allocations Emerging Options Consultation Document *
Page
25
Paragraph no.
4.2
Do you support, oppose or support in part this section of the document
Oppose
Please explain your reasons
1.The stated ambition of 673 new houses between 2003 and 2025 fails to recognise the effect of new housing stock on demand. Over the last 10 years about 80% of new build has been taken by inward immigration, predominantly of retirees from Northern towns and cities. More new houses will not solve a local housing shortage but will simply generate a higher population. The proposals will help to solve the housing problems of Lancashire towns but will have detremental impact on our local communities.
2. Mr David Strawbridge (Individual) : 6 Apr 2011 16:18:00
Which document do you wish to comment on?
Land Allocations Emerging Options Consultation Document *
Page
66
Paragraph no.
4.5
Policy (where applicable)
Local factors influencing the location of development
Do you support, oppose or support in part this section of the document
Support
Please explain your reasons
It is stated that the key local factors influencing development include ' preserving and enhancing the built heritage', 'maintaining and enhancing parks and open spaces' and 'enhancing the vitality and viability of Grange Town Centre'. Unfortunately the proposals for development fail all these objectives. The scale of development will damage the built heritage, put increased pressure on what few open spaces are left and will fail to enhance the vitality of the town.
Grange is known to have a very real traffic problem now. There are already plans to build on the town's largest car park at Berner's Close and to build a new supermerket adjacent to the Windermere road car park. Further major developments will exacerbate the problems of traffic flow and parking which will detract from the viability of the Town Centre.
IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT THEME THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS THAT STATEMENTS OF INTENT ARE MADE AND THEN IGNORED.
3. Mr David Strawbridge (Individual) : 6 Apr 2011 16:45:00
Which document do you wish to comment on?
Land Allocations Emerging Options Consultation Document *
Page
66
Paragraph no.
4.2
Policy (where applicable)
Affordable housing and social rented.
Do you support, oppose or support in part this section of the document
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
The plan identifies the need for 236 units of affordable housing of which 130 should be social rented. The Core Strategy Principles (CS1.5) stated that 'It must be ENSURED that a high quality design is incorporated into all developments to retain the distinctive character and ENHANCE the existing built environment.' All existing evidence of new affordable and social rental build shows that this principle will not be met. It is significant that SLDC's own Conservation Officer, in the 2005 Grange Over Sands Character Appraisal indentified a large number of buildings that he categorised 'as having a damaging or detremental impact' on the Town. An analysis of those buildings shows that most of them were build either by the Local Authority or by housing assocciations in cooperation with the Local Authority.
YET AGAIN IN THIS WORK WE HAVE STATEMENTS OF FINE PRINCIPLES WHICH WILL BE IGNORED.
4. Mr David Strawbridge (Individual) : 1 Jun 2011 09:32:00
A typed or handwritten document was submitted. This has been scanned and can be downloaded below:
Which document do you wish to comment on?
Land Allocations Emerging Options Consultation Document *
Do you support, oppose or support in part this section of the document
Oppose
