Response from Mr Brian Ward (Individual)
1. Mr Brian Ward (Individual) : 6 Sep 2011 17:26:00
Settlement (e.g., Natland)
Kendal
Site reference number (e.g., RN298#)
M34
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 in principle to all the proposals that simply in-fill the edges of Kendal. We will end up with a concrete jungle - totally spoiling our town. I believe that the majority of Kendal residents support this view. By all means, recover brown field sites, but we do not wish to see Kendal as a sprawling town with every bit of land up to a green belt developed... I suggest that Kendal is at an optimum size now for its infrastructure & the wishes of the majority of its inhabitants.
Please indicate whether you support, support in part or oppose a reduction in the time span of the Land Allocations document
Oppose
Please explain your reasons/add your comments below
I believe that planning time frames should be at least 25 years. However, wise men keep their proposals under review & change them when they no longer fit the circumstances. Most large businesses run a 3 time-fence plan, with the first period being fixed & the last period indicating a general intent... The middle is fixed unless circumstances dictate otherwise...
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 A - Allocating sites for houses and employment in the Land Allocations document
Please explain your reasons/add your comments below
I believe that if a case can be made (which I suggest is not the case so far) for further housing on the large scale suggested then Option A is best. This would allow an integrated plan to suit the overall area - rather than small ad hoc schemes for very local interests. Moreover, I suggest that many of the smaller hamlets & villages would benefit from an injection of new blood. Many of these smaller habitations have aging populations, which could benefit from sympathetic development. Properties built in outlying areas could also benefit lower income potential house owners by way of lower property costs - provided transport links are adequate... However, there should be the facility for Option B - the 2 options need not be mutually exclusive.
