Response from Mrs Maggie Roberts (Individual)
1. Mrs Maggie Roberts (Individual) : 15 Jul 2017 10:31:00
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Storth - Quarry Lane
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I cannot understand how these sites are worthy of consideration for building houses. The entry and exit to the houses is via Yans Lane which is s narrow that it only allows for one car width. The village does not have the infra structure to cater for more houses. The primary school is full to capacity so children would need to travel to Milnthorpe or Arnside which is not served by a bus route. Apart from the village playing field there are no social activities in the village for children. There is only a small shop with a post office inside. These are both run by volunteers. Without support from villagers these would close. More houses would bring more custom and if trade was increased the volunteers could not cope. We struggle to cover opening hours as it is, if more staff are required then the facility would obviously close. As chair of the community shop and post office this I know is a management committer this is a real possibility. Therefore there would be no shop at all the nearest being Milnthore, without a bus service families without a car would struggle. Surely there are better sites to provide the facilities that families need to survive. The site at Sandside which was industrial should be used for housing for the elderly. There are a very large proportion of elderly people living in Storth. When they need to move house through ill health or to downsize thet are forced to moe out of the village where many of them have livedcall their lives because of the lack of suitable accommodation. Please reconsider Storth as a suitable site for more houses on the sites selected.
