Response from Mr Mark Hallam (Individual)
1. Mr Mark Hallam (Individual) : 31 Oct 2018 09:58:00
Please make your comments in the box below. When referring to the schedule, please include the appropriate reference number e.g. MM1_AONB.
I would like to object to the change to AS06 4.3.11
I own land within the AONB that has been included in the DPD as a KSL without my knowledge and therefore with no consultation.
The land is listed under MM6_AONB at S258 - namely Land at Hawthorn Bank, Cove Road, Silverdale. This land is clearly boundaries on 3 sides by residential developments which consist mainly of 1960s bungalows. This land has historically been garden curtilage for my house and was used as a vegetable and fruit garden, it has recently been used as a horse turn out.
Other parcels of land whose owners have presumably been consulted have had their land excluded from the KSL designation - this is despite them having more bearing to the statement I quote below.
The protection of Key Settlement Landscapes is important for their visual and amenity value but also for the wider role that these areas perform, contributing to the distinctive characters of the AONB’s settlements, to the wider AONB landscape and to the Special Qualities of the AONB.
This is an opportunity for me to question why my land was included without consultion with myself. It is obvious that this parcel of land adds no importance to visual or amenity and its character is completly different to land owned by the National Trust that is to the west of it.
I would ask that my land designated S258 be removed from the MM6_AONB KSL designation as it clearly does not comply with the description and also as I was never consulted on its inclusion.
