Response from Mr David Parker (Individual)
1. Mr David Parker (Individual) : 18 Dec 2015 11:20:00
Discussion Paper section
6. Options for Meeting the Objectives and Delivering the Vision
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S54. I believe have some major concerns with a number of the sites put forward in the proposal document. On a strategic level, Silverdale is a village with little employment and restricted road transport connections to any major employers. Many of the roads that connect Silverdale and indeed through the village go to single lane and with the many tourists and nature lovers we have in the village, these can be very restrictive and indeed dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists. The idea of adding more houses and more road users to this mix does not seem very wise on a safety point of view. Particularly when some proposed sites look like they would add to single lane road sites, such as on Cove Road Site 43 and site 53.
A number of the proposed sites are also presently green field and valuable to both the bio diversity of the area and natural beauty. Site 53 is a wello cared for pasture land that is allowed to grow many wild flowers before the grass cutting is done, very late in the season. This is the home for many insects and birds bats and Roe deer thrive in this field every year.
This area, very importantly is also very sensitive to flooding through the ground water. The Townsfield houses, Cove Drive, Birch drive and schools septic tanks add to this and there is persistent flooding certainly should completely dismiss this area for building development.
I also object to the proposal of building right next to the primary school. One of the main attractions to people having their children in the school is the fact that the playground and sports field are not backed in by houses but instead have that beautiful vista for the children to enjoy. The pollution and noise oif having a building site next to the school would be disastrous for a number of years for the children.
I have focussed specifically on area 54 as I live adjacent to this and know it well, but on a more general view, Silverdale and it's green spaces should be protected from unrequired development, due to both logistical and preservation reasons. The area is a natural haven to many beautiful and fragile flora and fauna and has a balance with all the green spaces, be they woodland, open fields and limestone paving. There are many more sites in the local area which would be more suitable, thean irrecoverably destroying more of our precious open spaces.
