Response from Mr and Ms Roger and Christine Kent (Individual)
1. Mr and Ms Roger and Christine Kent (Individual) : 12 Oct 2012 13:20:00
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Planning consultation for land west of Brigsteer Road and East of Hutton Lane.Levens
We have received notification from the Levens Residence Group that SLDC Land Allocation
review on Levens has been scheduled for 7th November 20012. I understood that all development for this parcel of land had been dropped due to local opposition. We are greatly concerned that this matter is now up for renegotiation long after the deadline for applications.
This site offers a superb view of the Lythe Valley and Lakeland fells and should be preserved at all cost. Any development on this land would be highly visible from the National Park and It has already been established that Levens Village does not need nor can sustain development over and above that, that has already been agreed. Why have dead lines for all representations to be received then just move the goal posts. Not only is it highly unlikely that any development (sympathetic and suitable) for this site would be truly affordable for local families in Levens but to destroy a view equal to Ruskin's View in Kirkby Lonsdale would be a gross travesty and highly irresponsible of the custodians of South Lakeland and the National Park.
