Last date for comment to SLDC on Natland land allocation.

The deadline is the 15th April and the response form is available online at www.southlakeland.gov.uk/ldf/consultation/www.southlakeland.gov.uk/ldf/consultation/

The Planners Response to some of Natland's concerns

Damian Law, South Lakeland District Council's Principal Development Plans Officer replied to some concerns: The event last Monday (4th April) was well attended, over 140 people turned out. Many issues were raised as expressed in your summary particularly with regard to the following issues:

- Infrastructure capacity (schools, roads, other facilities)

- Local flooding issues

- Local road safety issues

- Landscape issues /views

With regard to your specific questions I provide the following response:

Would the new developments affect the running of Natland's underground streams?

Would water surface in the middle of these new developments?

The council in liaison with key bodies such as the Environment Agency will continue to take these issues into account in assessing the overall deliverability of sites. Further investigations may be necessary to understand more fully specific issues associated with individual sites. In instances where particular issues may arise, mitigation measures and pratical solutions will need to be identified in order to enable development.

Would Natland's sewers cope with more houses in the village?

 Preliminary advice from United Utilities states that there are no known sewer capacity issues in Natland.  However, United Utilities do comment that additional work is needed to check if cumulative impact on treatment works may raise capacity issues.

Home Field and the threatened view.

The Council will continue to liaise with United Utilities and seek their advice on this matter.
 Wasn't it really ribbon development along the road to Sedgwick?

It is considered development of site R62/63 (Home Field) would not constitute ribbon development along the road to Sedgwick.

Brow Head. Another view at risk.

'and did the building have to go up the hillside to Brow Head?' (the field on Burton Road opposite the end of Oxenholme Lane)

'Would it stay a quality site or would it end up like all the industrial estates in town?'

 Site M2M is being suggested as a location for a business/science park. The Council envisages such a development to comprise of a mix of B1 uses i.e. Business uses capable of being carried out in any residential area without detriment to amenity. Uses would include offices, research and development and light industrial

Would there be any housing to rent or any small units suitable for the many older single folk in the village who would love to downsize and stay in Natland?"

 In Local Service Centres, on sites providing 3 houses or more, 35% of the total development would need to comprise affordable housing. Affordable housing can comprise social rented housing, it can also comprise shared ownership housing and discounted for sale housing. The Core Strategy includes a policy CS6.2 which seeks to ensure that new developments offer a range of housing sizes and types, taking account of the housing requirement of different groups of society, including the need to deliver low cost market housing as part of the overall housing mix. The Parish Housing Needs Survey questionnaires do include a question asking people why they need to move which does include the option of saying because 'the present home is too large'. 

 

Brown Field Sites in Kendal

Our New Natland News Blog is only hours old and we have our first Land Allocation response, keep them coming, post your comments or email me STEPHEN:

Dear Editor,

I am writing to protest about the possibility of 28 houses to be built on the Home Field. Apart from the building upon a green-field site in Natland, another raw, new estate would eclipse the beauty of the village. Why spoil, aesthetically, the surrounding countryside when there are still plenty of brown field sites in Kendal? 

We already have traffic jams in the village at the start of morning school and collections in the afternoon. We should say NO to the developers.

   

Yours sincerely,

June Tower

Steaming Through Oxenholme

Pat Williams reports that on Thursday 21st April - 46115 The Scots Guardsman will be south bound through Oxenhome at 15-15pm.

New Natland News

A New Look Natland

It is now the time for Stephen Baker, your new editor, and Elspeth Jayne, your ever vigilant newshound, to take on the complex network of electronic and social connections that Don has so skilfully knitted together over his many years as editor. We just hope we don't get tangled up in them all. Many thanks to Don for all his hard work and commitment and to his son Jamie who has set this new site up to make it easier for us.
By changing the format it should mean that it will be even easier for those of you who care about our community to make your contributions. Just add your comments to items which have already appeared or contribute your own items of interest to Natlanders by emailing Stephen and Elspeth .

What have we done!

Natland Parish Council - Agenda

The next Natland Parish Council Meeting is on Monday 18th April - Please follow the link http://www.natland.info/Agenda.pdf

Parish Council Response to Land Allocations

Just as Elspeth and Stephen take over from Don Shore we run into the biggest news item to hit Natland for many years.  The Land Allocations debate continues, petitions are being signed, but what better place can you find to vent your true feelings and observation than the NEW NATLAND NEWS BLOG.  Two camps are emerging to raise more questions than answers.  Those against have objection ranging from too much traffic to interrupted views.  Those for see a future thriving village with a bustling local school, shop and post office. This situation is not new Natland has seen several significant building developments over the years.


Keep your comments coming


Natland Parish Council has made its response to SLDC - follow the link to this important document http://www.natland.info/NPC%20comments%2020110408.pdf

HMRC SCAM

Cumbria Police have received information about a current email scam that is
doing the rounds.

The email pretends to be sent by staff from HM Revenue and Customs asking
applicants to send their name, address and bank card details via a website
attachment.

Please be aware that HMRC along with banks and other government agencies
will NEVER contact anyone via email. If you receive such an email you are advised to delete it immediately.

Pass it on to your relatives and friends but not on the voice connect system.

PS Regrettably your Tax Demands by post are not usually scams!

Holiday Club

Come and join us for a  Holiday Club  in the Village Hall, Natland  with games, quizzes, crafts, songs, refreshments and lots more ………… on Mon 18th – Wed 20th April from 10am - 12noon

All children currently at primary school are invited to come along. 

Younger children may attend if accompanied by an adult.

Only £1 per session.

For more information, or to let us know you are coming along, please speak to 
Angela or Andrew Whittaker at The Vicarage, Natland, LA9 7QQ or 
telephone 015395 60355. 

This event is organized by the churches in Natland, Old Hutton & New Hutton.

District Council asks Natlanders to comment on its development plans.

There was a steady turnout of concerned residents to South Lakeland District Council's display at the Village Hall on the 4th April, and three planning officers were there from 2 until 7pm to field questions.

• Would the new developments affect the running of Natland's underground streams? Would water surface in the middle of these new developments?
• Would Natland's sewers cope with more houses in the village? 
• Many people commented on the traffic already passing through the village especially along Oxenholme Lane which is already a short cut from Brettargh Holt to Asda and the hospital. More houses would mean more traffic. 
• Others asked whether the owners of the development sites were willing to sell for building.
• The Home Field raised a lot of questions for Natlanders. Not just its history but the loss of a view to St Mark's Home, the loss of the view over the field to the walled coppice on the hillock and then around to Scout Scar over the valley. Wasn't it really ribbon development along the road to Sedgwick? 
• There was much relief in Longmeadow Lane about the fields up to the railway becoming an official Green Gap.  
• There wasn't huge interest in places outside the parish like the houses proposed  east of Longmeadow between the railway and  Burton Road. 
• More interest was shown in the business park behind the bus shelter on Burton Road. Some felt that it was a pity to lose the view over the fields to Hayfell and Benson Knott, and did the buiding have to go up the hillside to Brow Head? Would it stay a quality site or would it end up like all the industrial estates in town? 
• Did anyone  notice the big industrial/employment site south of Scroggs Wood? 
• Several folk could see a need for affordable housing but wondered if even affordable housing could be afforded these days. Would there be any housing to rent or any small units suitable for the many older single folk in the village would would love to downsize and stay in Natland?

Responses to these questions are eagerly awaited from Brenda Gray, our local district and county councillor, and from the District Council Planners.

The last date for the public to respon to the consultation is the 15th April. A response form is available at www.southlakeland.gov.uk/landallocations.