Response from Ms V E Oxley (Individual)
1. Ms V E Oxley (Individual) : 18 Apr 2012 16:19:00
Policy/Site No.
LA1.3 Housing Allocations - All Ulverston sites
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 effective in that the document is not deliverable, flexible or capable of being monitored.
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.
I think that SLDCs Land Allocation Development Plan consultation process was NOT sound. SLDC have not addressed many of the problems raised by residents during the consultation period.
SLDC appear to have made no provision for upgrading local roads which are already getting overcrowded and in a state of disrepair. The A590 through the Ulverston area is already a 'bottleneck' where traffic can grind to a complete halt at the slightest delay.
Why does SLDC want to destroy our precious countryside by favouring the development of greenfield sites? Why does SLDC want to erode the important green gaps between communities when this goes against the wishes of local residents (who provide your income via council tax), and also goes against your own policy guidance in the DLSC Core Strategy document? Who is going to make a profit out of trashing our beautiful countryside? Much of the land is high quality agricultural land and SLDCs document states that 'agricultural land of poor quality is used in preference to the best and more versatile land'.
What measures has SLDC taken to ensure that utilities such as drainage, water supply and electricity are adequate to support the proposed scale of development? How can our schools and doctors cope with that number of additional residents? I would sincerely request SLDC to find an alternative strategy, which does not involve the widespread destruction of our green spaces.
