Response from Mrs Gill Longfellow (Individual)
1. Mrs Gill Longfellow (Individual) : 17 Apr 2012 16:31:00
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Policy/Site No.
LA3.2 Mixed Use Allocation at Land South of Allithwaite Road, Kent's Bank, Grange-over-Sands
1.1 Do you consider that the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD is legally compliant?
No
1.2 If NO please identify which test of legal compliance your representation relates to by selecting the relevant option(s) below and completing section 1.3.
The DPD has not had regard to national policy and does not conform generally with the adopted Core Strategy and (until it is abolished) the Regional Spatial Strategy
1.3 Please give details of the change(s) you consider necessary to make the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD legally compliant, having regard to the test you have identified at question 1.2 above.
It would be helpful if you could state your proposed change to the DPD and the reasons why you think it is necessary.
Proposed Mixed Use allocation in Policy LA3.2, Land South of Allithwaite Road, Kents Bank, (Inset Map Site Ref M25M) should be removed.
Type and scale of development is inappropriate for environmental capacity of this site.
Local concerns have not been taken adequately into consideration, in line with Localism Act.
The allocation is not in line with national policy in NPPF paras 7, 17, 109, 111, 150 AND 170.
The allocation does not meet the requirements of the Core Strategy policies CS1.2 and CS6.6 which seek to give priority to the re-use of previously developed land and buildings.
The proposed allocation conflicts with the Core Stratey policy CS8.2 as it does not identify a green gap to prevent the hamlet of Kents Bank from coalescence with Grange over Sands, two settlements where it is considered, and has been for many years, important to retain a distinction.
The proposed allocation conflicts with Core Strategy policy CS8.10 which seeks to ensure that development is of a scale and character which maintains or enhances the quality of the landscape or townscape.
2.1 Do you consider that the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD is sound?
No
2.2 If NO please identify which test of soundness your representation relates to by selecting the relevant option(s) below and completing section 2.3.
The DPD is not justified in that it is not founded on a robust and credible evidence base and/or is not considered the most appropriate strategy when considered against the reasonable alternatives.
The DPD is not consistent with national policy.
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.
Delete the mixed use allocation at Land South of Allithwaite Road, Kents Bank (Inset Map Ref M25M).
The proposed allocation far exceeds the environmental capacity of the site and of the vicinity. It would also cause severe harm to the significant landscape and wildlife interests on the site and in the surrounding area acknowledged to exist in the DPD and Fact Files. The proposed uses are inappropriate.
By including the allocation of this site, the DPD is not considered the most appropriate strategy for the area.
The DPD is not considered to be consistent with national policy in NPPF which seeks to:
a) enhance the local environment through the protection and enhancement of valued landscapes (para 109),
b) enable local people to shape their surroundings whilst having regard to the character of an area, and the conservation and enhancement of the natural environment (para 17),
c) deliver sustainable development through Local Plans that reflects the views and aspirations of local communities (para 150), and
d) encourage the re-use of previously developed land (para 111).
3.1 If your representation is seeking a change, do you consider it necessary to participate in the oral part of the examination?
NO, I do not wish to participate at the oral examination
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