Response from Ms Susan Hadden (Individual)
1. Ms Susan Hadden (Individual) : 20 Dec 2016 11:45:00
A typed or handwritten document was submitted. This has been scanned and can be downloaded below:
Please make your comments in the box below and refer specifically to the number of each site / policy you are commenting on.
Thank you for the updated 'Consultation on Draft Arnside & Silverdale AONB Development Plan Document' which I received by email on the 10th November 2016.
It was good to see that you have now progressed to some more definite sites for final consultation. They seem to be quite small and discreet which is what many of the residents of Silverdale preferred.
I have attached my original letter (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT] regarding my thoughts. Unfortunately I was unable to attend any of the recent consultation events.
We have all been happy with the consultation process to date and feel that all of the sites including S50 on the original proposal were subject to a full, fair and open process of consultation.
I hope you can imagine my concern to find that the plot S50 seems to have been discussed with yourself at the recent Gaskell Hall meeting (24/11.2016) with a view to further planning applications.
It was our belief that this farmland had been fully in the mix and due process had eliminated it.
I wondered if you could clarify, to the residents who have boundaries around this land, exactly what is happening?
We are aware that this land is held in the Sarah Burrow Trust and that they have approached you, after a decision seemed to have been made, with what in mind?
Do they wish the land to be considered for low cost homes or are they looking to the planners for some sign that it could be developed by a private firm for an estate of private housing which would surely be outside of the intent of the DPD for our lovely AONB?
There are a lot of elderly and recently bereaved people living adjacent to this land and it would seem unnecessarily cruel to start this all up again when so many thought it had been put to bed.
We have only recently managed to win the planners over regarding the idea of the Skate Park on Spring Bank. Again an extremely stressful time for some of the older residents of Silverdale.
So I guess I am just trying to ascertain what is going on here so that we can start a discussion around what if anything needs to happen next.
Your comments and hopefully reassurance would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Susan Hadden
