Response from Mr Richard Daly (Individual)
1. Mr Richard Daly (Individual) : 21 Mar 2012 20:50:00
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Policy/Site No.
LA1.3 Housing Allocations - M683sM-mod STORTH LAND S OF QUARRY LANE, STORTH
1.1 Do you consider that the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD is legally compliant?
Yes
1.4 Use this space to explain your support for the South Lakeland District Council Land Allocations DPD.
I was pleased to see that the document recognises the special and protected status of the parishes of Arnside and Beetham, as part of the Arnside / Silverdale AONB; and it rightly recognises that this area therefore cannot make a pro rata contribution to the housing needs of the District as a whole.
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.
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.
With regard to the proposed site for housing in Storth (M683sM-mod on the plan) it would be wrong for a greenfield site in a protected area to be built on for housing. Since there are few jobs in the village, most of this housing would accommodate people who work outside the parish.
The site is also detached from the main body of housing in the village, and would form a rather isolated enclave. Although physically close to Dallam Drive, it is entirely separated from it by the former railway cutting, with its thick screen of trees.
If this site is developed for housing – despite the above points – it would be essential that access is gained to it from the north, and not via the junction of Storth Road and Quarry Lane, which has poor visibility and speeding traffic (despite the nominal 20mph restriction, which many drivers ignore). Routing traffic via Storth Road would also increase traffic at the dangerous junction between Storth Road and the B5282.
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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