After reading through the SLDC Core Strategy document, which will form a part of the Local Development Framework that sets out a spatial framework and core policies for South Lakeland in the coming years, I wrote a letter to Alastair McNeill outlining some important omissions and some other issues affecting (South) Ulverstonians that deserved more attention.
The text of my comments can now be read on the SLDC site
My main points were:
1. There is no mention of the Stone Cross or Glaxo labratories sites as possible sites for much- needed housing and industrial development.
2. The community of South Ulverston is in desperate need of communal space and facilities, but SLDC is in the process of selling land that currently provides recreational space, this goes against the Canal Masterplan
3. The riverbed of Dragley Beck is in need of maintenance between Fitz Bridge and the next bridge downstream because shingle deposits there contribute to flooding problems in South Ulverston
4. Land for growing crops need to be preserved in the light of possible future food shortages. This means more allotments, which work to bring a community together too.
Anyone can read the Core Strategy document for themselves if they are interested.
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