Response from Mr & Mrs Matthew & Doreen Patrick (Individual)
1. Mr & Mrs Matthew & Doreen Patrick (Individual) : 30 Mar 2012 10:36:00
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.
We wish to strenuously object to the development plan as outlined in your
document "Proposed L.D.F. for Burton" on the following basis:-
The village of Burton does not have sufficient infrastructure to cope with the
extra housing in terms of shops, school placements, sewerage capacity and
physical street dimensions. Previous experience with road traffic through the
village shows major problems caused by the narrow aspect of the through
road. A number of vehicle accidents in the last year have highlighted this,
and within that time, we have seen a car upside down on the pavement on
Main Street within a hundred yards of the end of Mowbray Drive. In addition,
whenever there is a blockage on the M6, excessive traffic is diverted through
the village which causes gridlocks !!
It is simply not acceptable to 'dump' all the new development into the zone
between Burton and Holme because clearly development in the two areas of
'Natural Beauty' i.e. Silverdale/Arnside and the Yorkshire Dales National Park
are prohibited. A class example of this is the location of a 90 metre Wind
Turbine adjacent to Burton Services over-riding all local objections.
Cont'd/ ...... .
We feel it is time to stand up against tacit planning acceptance which favours
developers and builders against existing residents and would ask you to
accept this letter as our formal objection to this plan.
We wish to enjoy some 'green and pleasant land' while it still exists. Indeed,
had the council and its councillors not 'dragged their feet' for Burton and
Holme to be included within the Area of Natural Beauty as its residents had
requested some long time ago, your plan would never have been considered.
