2 responses from Mr John Ball, Warton Parish Council
1. Mr John Ball, Warton Parish Council : 4 Jan 2017 10:36:00
Please make your comments in the box below and refer specifically to the number of each site / policy you are commenting on.
Members of Warton Parish Council wish to object to two areas of the plan as follows;
W88 The proposal to allow consideration of a housing development along the north side of Sand Lane.
The development would encourage gradual infill behind these houses and destruction of the slopes of Warton Crag. The unspoilt view of the Crag from the south, east and west would be damaged beyond repair and the development would not be viable in size to provide affordable housing needed in the village. The additional houses would increase the numbers of vehicles turning into and out off Sand Lane with a corresponding increase in collision risk. Additional housing would increase surface water flooding from the Crag.
Open Space W215
The submission made by the Parish Council to the initial consultation for the plan requested all of the land to the east of the village to Millhead village was designated as open space but only that area designated W215 was agreed. Members would request that further consideration be given to extending that area at least to include the field east of W215 which would improve the rural feel of the school.
J W Ball
Clerk to Warton Parish Council
2. Mr John Ball, Warton Parish Council : 4 Jan 2017 10:39:00
Members of Warton Parish Council have asked that I object on their behalf to the inclusion of the development site W130 - Land North of 17 Main Street Warton in the Plan because they feel that the site is unsuitable on the grounds of;
i) access to the site can only be made after the demolition of an important house of sufficient architectural and local industrial heritage value to warrant saving.
ii) increased danger of flooding and surface water risks to land owned by the parish council and other properties
iii) the site would border a sensitive boundary with Warton Crag and AONB
iv) in view of the likely cost of the site development the type of housing necessary would not be of the type (low cost housing) required in the village and therefore against the AONB housing needs survey
v) the development would create a detrimental additional strip of housing on sensitive green belt land that if associated with that planned under application 16/00221/OUT would stretch for the majority of Warton Crag border with the village.
J W Ball
Clerk to Warton Parish Council
