Local Development Framework Consultation

I refer to MM087, Land East of Hutton Close, and the supporting technical note.

Burton-in-Kendal Parish Council remains opposed to this site for the reasons previously stated. One of those objections is the poor access to the site. The technical note identifies the width of the access road into Church Bank Gardens as a problem and requires it to be widened. This is not understood by the Parish Council since the access road is wider than many housing estate roads and there seems no obvious reason to widen it. There is a problem with the slope of the road at the junction with the A6070 but this has not been considered.

Importantly the technical note identifies the need to retain the footway on the southern side and if possible add a northern side footway. These very important requirements are not carried forward into MM087 which does not even make it clear that the southern footway must be maintained. If MM087 goes forward as written there is a real danger that the road will be unnecessarily widened by removing the footway.

This poorly thought out modification adds to the evidence that insufficient attention has been paid to access at the site. For example, MM087 retains the suggestion that the bridal way would be the pedestrian access to the village. What is not mentioned is that the there is no access from the site to the bridal way; nor is it mentioned that the bridal way is at the top of the hill and pedestrians would have to climb a hill in order to descend into the village. There is a risk that pedestrians will be pushed down onto the narrow path which opens on to a narrow footway on a blind bend of the A6070.
The Parish Council believe that SLDC must do much more to solve the access problems if they insist on pressing forward with this site against the wish of the Parish Council and the local residents.