Response from Mrs Sarah Fishwick (Individual)
1. Mrs Sarah Fishwick (Individual) : 27 Jan 2016 11:40:00
Please make your comments below on the section you have selected. Where appropriate, make reference to the paragraph number you are referring to, your preferred option, the question number asked in the Discussion Paper and the reference number of the site you are commenting on.
I have tried to make sense of the various documents and the questions posed but without many hours to cross reference them all I will make the following comments.
Where there is a need for small scale housing development it should be limited to brown field sites. Large detached houses are plentiful in this area. Instead there is a need for houses under £300k that younger people and families can afford.
I would like to see some of the large houses divided into more sustainable and affordable properties.
Most new housing should be provided in urban centres where jobs and facilities are more readily accessible.
Lancashire County Council are proposing to cut all subsidised bus routes.
This will mean that Silverdale, the Yealands, Warton and Millhead residents who can afford private cars and are able to drive making far more car journeys than at present. It will leave everyone else stranded.
The car park at Silverdale station is too small to cope with demand so many train users will choose to drive to Carnforth.
Many tourists come into the area by public transport. They will either go elsewhere, to the detriment of local jobs, or drive in causing more problems on the roads and making cycling and walking even more dangerous than at present.
This goes against all the policies promoted by the AONB, Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County Council.
The recent flooding issues have highlighted the need for planners to resist planning permissions in areas where water levels and flooding are constant problems.
Many of the proposed sites come into this category. Most of the green field sites would have a serious and detrimental visual impact on the AONB.
Best wishes
Sarah