South Lakeland District Council South Lakeland House Lowther Street Kendal Cumbria LA9 4DQ

Tel: 01539 733333 www.southlakeland.gov.uk

Our Ref: 60.12.69 Your Ref: Date: 5 November 2015

Dear

Public consultation starting on three SLDC Local Plan documents

South Lakeland District Council is currently working to prepare:  a Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (DPD)  an Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Development Plan Document (DPD)  a revised Statement of Community Involvement (SCI).

Separate public consultations relating to all three of these documents run from Friday 6 November 2015 to 5pm Friday 18 December 2015.

Development Management Policies DPD

This document applies across the District outside the National Parks. It will provide detailed policies that will be used in the determination of planning applications, and help manage and shape new development.

We are seeking your views on an Issues and Options Discussion Paper that:  Identifies policy areas that may require development management policies;  Suggests various options to policy direction in respect to these policy areas;  Identifies potential impacts in terms of need for additional evidence, taking into account viability implications.

TWO CONSULTATION EVENTS ARE BEING HELD:

DATE VENUE 2.00-7.00pm Tues 17 November 2015 Bindloss Room, Kendal Town Hall, Kendal 2.00-7.00pm Thurs 19 November 2015 Ante Room, Coronation Hall, Ulverston

The Development Management Policies DPD can be viewed online at www.southlakeland.gov.uk/consultations and at the following locations during normal opening hours:

 South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, LA9 4DL  District Council Offices, Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ  Libraries in Kendal, Ulverston, Kirkby Lonsdale, Milnthorpe, Grange and Arnside.

We encourage people to respond using the online consultation response facility http://applications.southlakeland.gov.uk/ldfconsultation/

AONB Development Plan Document (DPD)

We are working jointly with Lancaster City Council to prepare this document, which applies to the Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The document will identify sites for new housing and employment to meet local needs and will set out planning policies to ensure that development reflects the AONB designation.

We are seeking your views on the issues that the DPD will need to address and the options for doing so, as well as a series of maps setting out site options suggested to us for consideration for development or protection.

The document and other associated information on the Council’s website (via the link above) and at the following locations during normal opening hours:  Arnside & Silverdale AONB Offices, The Old Station Building Arnside, LA5 0HG  South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, LA9 4DL  Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster LA1 1PJ  Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, Marine Road East, Morecambe LA4 5AF  Libraries in Arnside, Carnforth, Kendal, Lancaster, Milnthorpe, Morecambe and Silverdale.

Six consultation events are being held:

Date of Event Venue (2.00pm-7.00pm) Heron Hall, Storth Wednesday 18 November 2015 Village Hall, Warton Thursday 19 November 2015 Gaskell Hall, Silverdale Wednesday 25 November 2015 Educational Institute, Monday 30 November 2015 Arnside Heron Theatre, Beetham Tuesday 1 December 2015 Village Hall, Yealand Wednesday 2 December 2015

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) Review

We are refreshing the existing SCI, which sets out how and when we will engage with the community and other key stakeholders when we prepare and revise Local Plan documents. It also explains how the community will be consulted on planning applications.

We are seeking your views on the Draft Revised SCI.

The Draft Revised SCI can be viewed online www.southlakeland.gov.uk/consultations and at the following locations during normal opening hours:

 South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, LA9 4DL  District Council Offices, Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ  Libraries in Kendal, Ulverston, Kirkby Lonsdale, Milnthorpe, Grange and Arnside.

We encourage people to respond using the online consultation response facility http://applications.southlakeland.gov.uk/ldfconsultation/

For further information on any of the consultations, please contact us: [email protected], Tel 01539 793388 Development Plans Team, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DQ

Yours sincerely

Alastair McNeill Development Plans Manager