Local Development Framework Consultation

Glyndon
Allithwaite Road
Grangw-over-Sands
Cumbria
LA11 7EN
20th March 2013
Chief Planning Officer
South Lakeland District Council
South Lakeland House
KENDAL
Cumbria

Dear Sir,
We wish to object to the proposed building of 43 dwellings on land called Berry Bank in Grange ( land between Allithwaite Road and Carter Road ).

We have four main objections:-

1) That the development will have the potential of increasing traffic onto the main and only road through Grange by approximately 80 vehicles plus the extra raffic of visitors an deliveries etc.
This road is already busy and at times it is very difficuilt to access easily and safely. The road has
only one pavement which is very narrow and would be very difficult and dangerous for families walking into Grange.

2) Berry Bank land should be left as a green open space and also to act as a divide between
Grange and Kents bank. We would have a ribbon of buildings from Yew Tree Road junction to past Carter Road junction if this piece of land was developed.

3) The housing proposed is not in character with the surrounding properties, the present houses have a good frontage to the main road, making access safer the proposed buildings appear have very little frontage and therefore a danger to children possibly running out into the traffic. There appears to be no provision for any play area .

4) The main problem in Grange is the availability of affordable houses. We believe that some have already been passed in grange and that brown field sites should be used before any green field sites are even concidered

We hope that this project will not go ahead for the sake of the whole of Grange. The B5277 road takes all the traffic from Grange and the surrounding villages, it is already very busy, and actually parking in Grange is almost impossible at times.

Yours faithfully,

Tom & Ann Blakemore