Response from Ms Patricia Davies (Individual)
1. Ms Patricia Davies (Individual) : 6 Sep 2011 20:14:00
Settlement (e.g., Natland)
Kendal South west
Site reference number (e.g., RN298#)
E4M
Please indicate below whether you support, support in part or oppose the suggestion that this site be included in the Land Allocations document.
Oppose
Please explain your reasons/add your comments below
I am opposed to the building of housing on this site because of the adverse impact that this scheme will have on the immediate environment and the wider area.
The development of the adjoining farmland will undermine Scroggs Wood as a nature reserve. Scroggs Wood provides a valuable nature reserve on the southern edge of the town. It is used by many people as a quiet rural recreational area. I have observed many different flora and fauna there including fallow deer. Building here will not only damage the woodland but also cut it off from other ‘wildlife corridors’ and reduce its effectiveness in providing a refuge for wildlife
The area outlined also includes a section marked as a floodplain. The negative environmental impact of building on flood plains, not only for the building sited thereon but also the surrounding areas is so well known that it should not need spelling out.
Probably the most important aspect of my objection is both aesthetic and pragmatic. This development would adversely affect the attractiveness of the town, damaging the appearance of the major approach to Kendal from the South to visitors and tourists. Tourism is a major industry for the town and the loss of revenue from tourism may well outweigh the jobs which might be created in the business park.
Creating more housing here is no guarantee that it will provide homes for local people. Housing in Kendal is always going to remain expensive whilst it is still attractive enough to entice people who wish to retire to the Lake District.
It is important to consider the long term effects of a development which will have such an impact not only upon the attractiveness of the Town, but also the negative image it will have on the gateway to the Lakes.
Please indicate whether you support, support in part or oppose a reduction in the time span of the Land Allocations document
Oppose
Please indicate which of the options for the future housing and employment land needs of small villages, hamlets and open countryside you would support.
Option B - Communities and/or developers bringing forward sites for housing and employment for consideration under relevant Core Strategy policies, through neighbourhood plans and/or other local initiatives
