Response from Mrs Kathryn Berry (Individual)
1. Mrs Kathryn Berry (Individual) : 9 Apr 2013 13:10:00
Please add your response below, quoting the main modification reference number: (limit 3000 words)
I should like to comment on the updated Main Modification MM004
"Development boundaries defined for Broughton in Furness..... as defined on Policies Map"
As you are no doubt aware the interactive Policies Map on your website has no Land Allocations for housing shown on it yet, therefore how is it possible to be sure what the 'defined' boundaries are? The site R163M-mod identified for housing has been through a number of incarnations, and there have been at least two maps drawn, neither of which accurately represent the situation on the ground. I assume you are going with the 'Proposals' map, or has there been another change? As definitions go, this is ambiguous. Also, as the site has changed from R163 to R163M and then R163M-mod, some of the relevant information from the fact files has been lost. In particular, for R163, United Utilities said there was a water main crossing the site which could not be built over and therefore was a potential viability issue.This water main still crosses the modified site. It crosses it diagonally, which may well affect the ease with which the site can be developed and therefore it's potential viability. (Incidentally, United Utilities have plotted the water main in the wrong position on their plan.)
