Affordable Housing - a worrying opinion

In an article that mentions the potential for building Affordable  Houses over and over again, I read a worrying comment:

Jonathan Denby, Grange resident and a leading hotelier, said: “I would welcome any development because new housing would help Grange remain a thriving community and keep the post office and primary school open and keep our facilities going. 

“But I would very much hope that builders are allowed to build the houses they want to build and I would strongly urge the council to relax its rules on affordable housing, otherwise none of this will go ahead.” 

This is the kind of thing our conservative councillors could well support.

Whilst worries about flooding, roads and sewage are the concern of Cllr Norman Bishop-Rowe , it would be good to hear an assurance that everything possible will be done to ensure that large numbers of affordable housing are built here in Ulverston. Not only this but that Cllrs will take every step possible to make sure that the houses designated in this way go to the people they are intended for.


They could start now by checking out what has happened to the alleged 80 odd affordable houses that have been built in the last 5 years

I am still struggling to get more information from the officer in the planning department - Tony Whittaker - who has this information - one has to be doggedly persistent.

A request to his researcher on the 18th November has achieved little:

"But I remember seeing a more detailed breakdown in the past of exactly when and where this housing was built.

Can you help me?"

I'll have to try again.