Response from Dr & Mrs Alistair and Elizabeth MacKenzie (Individual)
1. Dr & Mrs Alistair and Elizabeth MacKenzie (Individual) : 9 Sep 2011 15:43:00
Settlement (e.g., Natland)
Oxenholme
Site reference number (e.g., RN298#)
RN253, M2 and M5
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
RN253 Very large site - would alter and detract from the fine and distinct views of Helm, open countryside and farmland driving out of Kendal. Would increase amount of traffic going through village of Oxenholme and onto A65.
M2 and M5 Again very large sites - would alter the character of Oxenholme as a linear village and its identity as a separate village as it would merge into Kendal. Again traffic would be increased onto A65.
Please indicate whether you support, support in part or oppose a reduction in the time span of the Land Allocations document
No view
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
Please explain your reasons/add your comments below
There is a risk that allocating sites for houses and employment in the Land Allocations document will stop proportional and reasonable building. However with a locality plan already developed and planning restrictions being made easier by the government, the balance of protection may now rest at a village rather than a town level. It should be about proper representation and also who will pick up the bills as well.
