Response from Mr David Redgrave (Individual)
1. Mr David Redgrave (Individual) : 5 Sep 2011 18:33:00
Settlement (e.g., Natland)
Flookburgh & Cark Airfield
Site reference number (e.g., RN298#)
RN263#
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
Access to the proposed area is via Moor Lane which is accessed from the square in the centre of Flookburgh - this lane has very narrow access from the square, & the junction is very poor in terms of line of sight. In summer there is already considerable traffic from the holiday park at the end of Moor Lane, & Flookburgh square can be chaotic as there is also an increasing number of shops, a parking area & pedestrians dodging the traffic that enters the square from 4 different directions. There are few pavements around the square, and none on Moor lane as it leaves the square - I have seen many near misses as cars & pedestrians dodge each other. Flookburgh cannot cope with yet more traffic generated from housing development off Moor Lane, and the scale of the housing proposals seems totally out of keeping with the size of the village. There are no jobs in this area, so most houses are likely to be sold either as second homes or will result in people moving in who have to travel considerable distances to major employment centres - why not build homes closer to where the work is?
The Cark airfield area also appears to be flood plain, & the problems associated with housing developments in such areas are now well understood - building on this land will exacerbate potential flooding problems
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
Communities are better placed to understand their own needs than remote officials
