Lakeland Leisure Park, Proposed Extension Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement Bourne Leisure Ltd
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Mr P Turner South Lakeland District Council Clerk to Lower Allithwaite Parish Council South Lakeland House Sunnyside Lowther Street Holme Lane Kendal Allithwaite Cumbria LA9 4DL GRANGE over SANDS LA11 7QD Tel: 01539 733333 www.southlakeland.gov.uk Our Ref: SL/2017/0883 Your Ref: Date: 29 September 2017 Dear Sir/Madam LOCATION: Lakeland Leisure Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, GRANGE OVER SANDS GEOCODE: Easting: 337780 Northing: 473990 DEVELOPMENT: Installation of 85 hardstanding bases (for 85 static caravans) with associated infrastructure (above and below ground), new internal access road, pedestrian footpaths and landscaping REFERENCE NUMBER: SL/2017/0883 (Please use this whenever you contact us) PLANNING OFFICER: Kate Lawson We have received the above application that you may wish to comment upon. The following link will take you directly to the application: http://kdc- pam.southlakeland.gov.uk/AniteIM.websearch/ExternalEntryPoint.aspx?SEARCH_TYPE=1&DOC _CLASS_CODE=DC&folder1_ref=SL/2017/0883 Or go to our website: http://applications.southlakeland.gov.uk/planningapplications/welcome.asp to view the documents. Please send your comments by email: [email protected] before 28 days (27 October 2017). If you do not reply within that period I will assume you have no comments. Yours faithfully Kate Lawson Development Management South Lakeland District Council South Lakeland House Lowther Street Kendal Cumbria LA9 4UF Date: 26 September 2017 Our ref: 23030/NT/KR/14839998v1 Your ref: Dear Sir/Madam Application for Full Planning Permission - Lakeland Holiday Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Cumbria On behalf of our client, Bourne Leisure Ltd, we are pleased to submit via the Planning Portal (ref. PP- 06402142) an application for Full Planning Permission for the installation of 85 hardstanding bases (for 85 static caravans) with associated infrastructure (above and below ground), new internal access road, pedestrian footpaths and landscaping at Lakeland Holiday Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Cumbria. Application Submission In addition to the completed application forms and declarations, the application comprises the following supporting documents, which have been submitted via the Planning Portal: Application Forms and Certificates Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement– Lichfields, September 2017 Location Plan – Drawing Ref: 875/44-3 Existing Site Plan – Drawing Ref: 875/44-4 Proposed Site Plan – Drawing Ref: 875/44-1 Site Masterplan – Drawing Ref: 875/44-2. Rev B (updated and submitted for illustrative purposes) Ecological Assessment – Tyler Grange, August 2017 Transport Assessment (accompanied by Appendix) - Integrated Transport Planning Ltd, September 2017 Travel Plan - Integrated Transport Planning Ltd, September 2017 Construction Traffic Management Plan- Integrated Transport Planning Ltd, September 2017 Flood Risk Assessment (accompanied by Appendices A – G) – Bratherton Park Design Consultants, August 2017 Registered in England No. 2778116 Regulated by the RICS Landscape Plan – Andrew Davis Partnership – Drawing Ref: W1238 CPo1. Rev C Landscape Plan – Andrew Davis Partnership – Drawing Ref: W1238 1001. Rev A Landscape Plan – Andrew Davis Partnership – Drawing Ref: W1238 1002. Rev A Landscape Plan – Andrew Davis Partnership – Drawing Ref: W1238 1003. Rev A Landscape Plan – Andrew Davis Partnership – Drawing Ref: W1238 1004. Rev A A payment for the sum of £1,690.00, to cover the requisite planning application fee, has been paid via the planning portal. Summary We trust that we have provided all the necessary information and that you will be able to validate the application at the earliest opportunity. We will contact you shortly to discuss timescales for the determination of the application. Should you have any queries in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact myself or my colleague Rachel Davies Yours sincerely, Katy Rodger Planner Pg 2/2 14839998v1 Lakeland Leisure Park, Proposed Extension Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement Bourne Leisure Ltd. September 2017 © 2017 Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd, trading as Lichfields. All Rights Reserved. Registered in England, no. 2778116. 14 Regent’s Wharf, All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Formatted for double sided printing. Plans based upon Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © Crown Copyright reserved. Licence number AL50684A 23030/NT/KR 14729130v4 Lakeland Leisure Park, Proposed Extension : Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 Application Documents 1 Scope of Planning Statement 1 EIA Screening Opinion 2 2.0 Background 3 3.0 The Application Site and Surrounding Area 4 The Surrounding Area 4 The Holiday Park 4 The Application Site 4 4.0 Planning History 7 5.0 Development Proposals 8 Use and Amount 8 Scale and Layout 8 Landscape 8 Access and Parking 9 Services 9 6.0 Planning Policy Context 10 National Planning Framework 10 South Lakeland Development Plan 10 South Lakeland Core Strategy 11 Saved Policies of the South Lakeland Local Plan 13 Key Planning Considerations 13 7.0 Planning Principles and Policy Assessment 14 Principle of Development 14 Flood Risk and Drainage 14 Landscape and Visual Impact 15 Ecology 21 Transport and Access 21 Sustainability 22 8.0 Heritage Statement 24 Lakeland Leisure Park, Proposed Extension : Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement Statement of Significance 24 Assessment of Proposed Development 25 9.0 Summary and Conclusions 27 Appendices Appendix 1: List Entry Plan Appendix 2: List Entry Description Lakeland Leisure Park, Proposed Extension : Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement 1.0 Introduction 1.1 This Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement has been prepared by Lichfields on behalf of Bourne Leisure Ltd. (“the applicant”), to accompany a full planning application for development at Lakeland Leisure Park, Moor Lane, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7LT. This application seeks permission for: “Installation of 85 hardstanding bases (for 85 static caravans) with associated infrastructure (above and below ground), new internal access road, pedestrian footpaths and landscaping.” 1.2 The proposed development forms part of Bourne Leisure’s continuing investment and enhancement of Lakeland Leisure Park. There are a number of on-going projects to improve the quality and standard of accommodation across the Park in order to meet the expectations of guests and remain an attractive option for tourists in the area. 1.3 This application for planning permission follows an application for pre-application advice (ref. IE/2017/0107). As part of the pre-application process a meeting was attended between Lichfields and Chris Harrison, of South Lakeland District Council, on Monday 17th July 2017. Discussions took place with regards to the scope of the application and the following points were raised; the Highways Department required a Transport Assessment, Travel Plan & Construction Management Plan to be submitted; a Heritage Statement would be required; a Visual Impact Assessment should be included as part of the Planning Statement; and a Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy would be required. 1.4 As a result of the above advice, all of these elements have been incorporated as part of the planning application. 1.5 Discussions also took place with regards to ecology and landscaping and it was confirmed the Council approved of the strategy being undertaken. Overall it was concluded that the South Lakeland District Council were supportive of the scale and principle of development in the context of the existing park. Application Documents 1.6 The application package comprises the following documents which should be read in conjunction with this Statement: 1 Flood Risk Assessment, prepared by Bratherton Park Design Consultants ; 2 Ecological Assessment, prepared by Tyler Grange; 3 Transport Assessment, prepared by ITP Ltd; 4 Travel Plan, prepared by ITP Ltd; 5 Construction Traffic Management Plan, prepared by ITP Ltd; 6 Landscape plans, prepared by Andrew Davis Partnership LLP; and 7 Application drawings prepared by Bratherton Park Design Consultants. Scope of Planning Statement 1.7 The Planning Statement provides an assessment of the key planning considerations and is divided into the following sections: Pg 1 Lakeland Leisure Park, Proposed Extension : Planning, Design, Access & Heritage Statement Section 2.0 provides background information on Bourne Leisure Ltd, including the company’s Mission Statement; Section 3.0 provides a brief description of the site and surroundings; Section 4.0 addresses the site’s planning history; Section 5.0 describes the proposed development; Section 6.0 summarises the relevant statutory considerations, planning policy and guidance to be addressed; Section 7.0 contains our assessment of the proposed scheme against planning policy and guidance; Section 8.0 comprises the Heritage Statement in relation to the scheduled monument that is within the application site; and, Section 9.0 provides a summary of the assessment and outlines our conclusions. EIA Screening Opinion 1.8 We have given consideration to the relevance of this application to the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017. The scheme is one to which the EIA regulations may apply because it falls within Part 12 of Schedule 2 of the updated EIA Regulations as a permanent camp and caravan site exceeding 1 hectare. 1.9 For Schedule 2 developments, EIA is required only in situations where the development could