Response from Mr & Mrs John & Sue Mellor (Individual)
1. Mr & Mrs John & Sue Mellor (Individual) : 6 Jul 2017 10:59:00
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Storth - Quarry Lane
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Arnside and Silverdale AONB DPD Pre Publication Consultation
I wish to raise objections to 'Suggestion 2: Storth - Proposal to extend the areas proposed for allocation on Park Rd and Quarry Lane to include additional sites including areas to be kept open'.
I do not agree with the landowners that there should be any development beyond those already identified on brown field sites.
My reasons are as follows:-
1. I have it on authority that the official Housing Needs Survey shows that sufficient housing can be provided on brown field sites for the next 15 year plan. In fact two and a half times the number of houses could be built sufficient for this plan on brown field sites alone. There is no need to encroach on any green field sites.
2. The extended areas proposed i.e. B79, B116 and B117 are key settlement areas and green field sites in the AONB, which is one of only a few lowland limestone habitats in the whole of Europe and is therefore a very special environment with its own flora and fauna. This should be preserved.
3. The proposal to link these sites with a pedestrian and emergency vehicles only track to the village centre would not be practicable due to the narrowness of Yans Lane where this track would egress. The lane is exceedingly narrow and this is compounded by resident parking. The best access, as now, is by Storth Rd. Egress on to Storth Rd could be achieved by a road or track emerging from Quarry Lane which , again , would preserve the green field sites.
4. Apparently there are also questions about the capacity of the Milnthorpe Sewage Works to accommodate any large developments without expensive extension.
I fully support the development suggested for the brown field sites, but for the above reasons would object strongly to the landowners proposal for extension to green field sites.
John Mellor
