Response from Mrs Patricia Dracup (Individual)
1. Mrs Patricia Dracup (Individual) : 23 Apr 2012 12:21:00
Policy/Site No.
LA1.3 Housing Allocations - RN225-mod ARNSIDE HOLLINS LANE
2.1 Do you consider that the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD is sound?
No
2.3 Please give details of the change(s) you consider necessary to make the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD sound, having regard to the test you have identified at question 2.2 above.
It would be helpful if you could state your proposed change to the DPD and the reasons why you think it is necessary.
REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF HOLLINS LANE,
ARNSIDE, GIVING OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF
SITE NO : RN22S MAP NO : 7
1 am taking up your invitation to write to you giving my objections regarding the
proposed allocation of land for development at Hollins Lane, Arnside ref: RN225.
This is, in spite of the fact that in the 'so-called' democracy of SLDC, thousands of
objections ( including my own ) over a period of years, have been completely
ignored. These objections have been merely 'noted' whilst an outdated and
unnecessary plan formulated in pre- recession 2004 is still going ahead. Are
developers already standing by, bulldozers at the ready?
People are realising that those in authority do not want to co-operate with the
wishes of the Council Tax payers. YOU ARE NOT LISTENING.
I note that, according to the 'Development Sites Under Consideration· Map of 2007-
2008, the Hollins Lane site was not included.
Development plans for six houses on RN225 were scrapped because of access &
drainage problems. It was proved to be an unworkable site. In 2011, a housing
association again looked at building six houses, but had to abandon the scheme
because of the site's problems.
Unbelievably, on the 2011 map- twenty one houses were proposed. Obviously,
someone seated at a desk put this number on a map. This person obviously had no
understanding or knowledge of the site and its problems . The site may well be made
available by it's owner- but this does not mean that it is suitable.
Then, on the revised map of 2012, a figure of thirty four appeared . What madness
is this ? If you would care to leave your offices for a couple of hours and view the site
you would see that this number of houses is impossible.
Are you making up numbers of houses to fulfil quotas ?
The Parish Council has proposed small brownfield sites in Arnside which would fulfil
local housing need . Regenerating these sites would afford some protection of
important open spaces . Why, then, build on this sensitive greenfield site within
the AONB? Are large greenfield sites easier to develop and therefore more attractive
to developers?
Do you care about the countryside ? I think not. You are making local people very
upset and angry. Any large development on Hollins Lane would conflict with
European Union requirements of the Human Rights Act 1998. You would take away
both the privacy and light of a number of householders, the propose site being
higher than existing dwellings, and sloping down towards them.
Taking all of these facts into consideration, the proposed land allocation at Hollins
lane is both unlawful and unsound.
This site, therefore, should be removed from any land Allocation Document
