Response from Mrs Carol Houghton (Individual)
1. Mrs Carol Houghton (Individual) : 30 Mar 2012 10:41:00
Policy/Site No.
LA1.3 Housing Allocations - All Burton-in-Kendal sites
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.
Proposed LDF for Burton
With reference to a leaflet I received recently outlining the proposed building development in Burton-in-Kendal I wish to submit the following comments. I have lived in Burton for 45 years and have seen it grow in that time quite considerably. However I feel the village at the moment, whilst it has had a steady increase in houses, just about copes with the infrastructure as it stands. I feel, however, that a development of 146 houses in this small village would completely alter and change things.
I. The drainage and sewerage would be insufficient under the additional strain. It is already subject to numerous Dyno-rod/drainage type call outs.
2. The main road through Burton barely copes with the volume of traffic through its narrow main road. Indeed, when the M6 is blocked (and we have had many occasions of this type), the diverted traffic through Burton Main Street is thoroughly unacceptable and dangerous to existing residents. At certain times of the day, maybe 6-8 cars park along the Main Street in a particularly narrow part and it allows only one car through, so its necessary to wait at the end of the line of cars until the traffic has passed through.
3. Pavements are very narrow, particularly in the centre of the village where traffic still travels far too fast, so a development of the number of houses proposed would pose an even greater risk for extra pedestrians especially incoming schoolchildren. Already parents have to accompany their children to the school as pavements are not a feature in many parts of Main Street.
4. Burton Morewood Primary School and QES in Kirkby Lonsdale are both excellent schools but are already fully subscribed.
5. There is only one combined general shop/newsagent!post office which is in a particularly difficult pedestrian location, a blind comer. Some cars park outside the shop causing a hazard to other drivers. There is one butchers shop also in a bad location as meat delivery vans park outside the shop causing congestion. Surely the houses that are planned can only make matters worse, particularly around 9arn and 3pm when the village is full of cars dropping off and picking up children from school. Perhaps some building is necessary, but the volume proposed is far too extensive for the area and alternative sites should be considered for all the reasons I have stated.
