Response from Mr & Mrs David & Lorna Shields (Individual)
1. Mr & Mrs David & Lorna Shields (Individual) : 15 Jul 2017 15:15:00
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Silverdale - part of S50
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Silverdale is located within an area of outstanding national beauty, creating another housing estate will result in making the area more of a town than a village. There is a footpath through this field giving wonderful views across to Eaves Wood and Ingleborough, how sad that this wonderful area is under threat for our many visitors, offering a safe and tranquil environment. It will create havoc to the balance of the wildlife within this wonderful area.
This would be the tip of the iceberg with regard to this field and access to the area is totally unsatisfactory, exit onto a narrow roadway and then the junction at the end of St. John's Road onto Stankelt Road with the primary school almost opposite. Parking at school times is difficult and many cars are parked temporarily along St John's Road, additional traffic from any new development would only put the children at further risk.
There is the inherent problems of the sewage from any new development, this area is on septic tanks and there has been incidents of flooding in the area around the cemetery.
Lack of local employment will result in Silverdale becoming a commuter village. Why do we need more 4 bedroom houses, there are many large houses for sale within the village and people in the past have been allowed to develop smaller bungalows into larger houses. Young families who are looking for affordable houses want to be closer to their workplace, not commuting on our narrow lanes. People living in rural communities, want to live away from the hub and noise of large towns.
