Response from Mr Bill Wakefield (Individual)
1. Mr Bill Wakefield (Individual) : 8 May 2013 12:22:00
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With reference to SLDC’s LADP I have a number of observations and objections:
1) As I live on the Kents Bank Road at a particularly narrow part of the road I am already concerned at the volume of traffic at peak times. While I would welcome a limited number of developments in the area I object to the size and location of the proposed developments on the grounds that the roads to the south of GoS are inadequate. I suggest SLDC consider sites to the north of GoS, as these would obviously be better serviced by roads (A590 and M6).
2) At least one proposed development is within a conservation area (Trickett’s Field), as is my property. SLDC, understandably, places significant control on development in the area: no UPVC windows, traditional stone, cladding and facia materials etc. Any new developments should only be allowed if they meet the same exacting standards.
3) Brown field sites should be developed before any further consideration. It is highly undesirable to develop green field sites for a number of reasons: effect on wildlife, coalescence of development, effect on drainage.
4) I understand the LADP for GoS area is based upon GoS being a ‘Key Service Area’. I only wish this was the case! This is a complete nonsense for there is: no petrol station, no public swimming pool, no public gym, limited playing fields, no secondary school, no cable/fibre Internet, no major supermarket, no (as of yet) health centre, no A road serving it, limited bus and train transport and no hospital. It will soon have no police station.
5) Tourism provides a major source of prosperity to the GoS area. As a provider of holiday let accommodation I am concerned at the impact the LADP will have on tourism. Clearly some growth in the area together with provision of some of the key service functions listed above could well improve things. However, if housing development is carried out in the numbers proposed, all to the south of GoS and with no planned service area development, this is likely be to the detriment of the tourist industry.
Yours sincerely
Mr W.R.A.Wakefield
