South Lakeland Local Plan - Land Allocations Development Plan Document Incorporating changes to the Policies Map Adoption Edition –December 2013 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 7 What is this Plan for? 7 Local Plan – Land Allocations Objectives 7 What consultation has taken place? 8 Sustainability Appraisal 9 Habitats Regulations and Appropriate Assessment 9 Government Planning Reforms 9 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development 10 Duty to Cooperate 12 Section 2 Land Allocations 13 Defining the Boundaries of Towns and Large Villages 13 Shopping and Town Centre Boundaries 15 Housing Allocations - Background 16 The balance between settlements .......................................................................... 16 How were sites put forward? .................................................................................. 20 Which sites were excluded from consideration? ..................................................... 20 How did we decide which sites should be developed and when? .......................... 20 How did we estimate site capacity? ........................................................................ 23 Phasing .................................................................................................................. 23 Housing Allocations 23 Broad Locations ..................................................................................................... 27 Development in Small Villages and Hamlets .......................................................... 27 Mixed-Use Allocations ............................................................................................ 27 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People ................................................... 28 The Short Term ...................................................................................................... 28 The Long Term ....................................................................................................... 29 Self-build Housing .................................................................................................. 29 Extra Care Housing ................................................................................................ 29 Employment Allocations 31 Existing Employment Areas .................................................................................... 31 New Employment Allocations ................................................................................. 36 Strategic Employment Sites ................................................................................... 38 Business and Science Park sites ........................................................................... 39 General Employment sites and Mixed-use sites ..................................................... 40 Recreation, Greenspace and Green Gaps 41 Green Gaps ............................................................................................................ 42 Urban Greenspace and Public Open Space ........................................................... 43 Implementation, Mitigation Measures and other Policy Considerations 45 Development Briefs ................................................................................................ 45 Core Strategy policies ............................................................................................ 46 Strategic Policies .................................................................................................... 46 Housing Policies ..................................................................................................... 46 Economic Policies .................................................................................................. 46 Environmental Policies ........................................................................................... 47 Social, Community and Infrastructure Policies ....................................................... 47 Section 3 Kendal and Surrounding Area 49 Kendal 50 Policy Context ........................................................................................................ 50 Local Factors influencing the location of development ........................................... 51 Infrastructure Planning Issues in Kendal ................................................................ 52 Development Boundary and overall Development Strategy ................................... 53 Kendal Town Centre ............................................................................................... 53 Town Centre Boundaries ........................................................................................ 53 Housing Sites ......................................................................................................... 53 West of High Sparrowmire ...................................................................................... 54 West of High Garth ................................................................................................. 56 North of High Sparrowmire ..................................................................................... 56 North of Laurel Gardens ......................................................................................... 56 Eskdale House ....................................................................................................... 57 East of Castle Green Road ..................................................................................... 58 Land west of Valley Drive ....................................................................................... 59 Kendal Parks .......................................................................................................... 60 3 South Lakeland Local Plan - Land Allocations Development Plan Document Incorporating changes to the Policies Map Adoption Edition - December 2013 West of Oxenholme Road ...................................................................................... 61 South of Natland Mill Beck Farm ............................................................................ 62 South of Lumley Road ............................................................................................ 63 Land at Vicarage Drive ........................................................................................... 63 Stainbank Green .................................................................................................... 64 South of Underbarrow Road ................................................................................... 65 Broad Location - Appleby Road .............................................................................. 66 Broad Location – Burton Road ............................................................................... 66 Employment Allocations ......................................................................................... 67 Scroggs Wood Strategic Employment Site ............................................................. 67 Burton Road Business Park ................................................................................... 68 Land south of K Shoes Factory, Natland Road ...................................................... 70 Kendal Fell Quarry and surrounding area ............................................................... 70 Land at Shap Road Industrial Estate ...................................................................... 70 Land North of Meadowbank Business Park ............................................................ 71 Greenspaces and Open Spaces ............................................................................ 71 Kirkby Lonsdale 72 Policy Context ........................................................................................................ 72 Local Factors influencing the location of development; .......................................... 72 Development Boundary and overall Development Strategy ................................... 73 Town Centre and Shopping .................................................................................... 73 Land Allocations in Kirkby Lonsdale ....................................................................... 74 Land North of Kendal Road .................................................................................... 74 Land adjacent to Binfold Croft ................................................................................ 76 Former Cedar House School .................................................................................. 76 Existing Employment Areas .................................................................................... 76 Greenspaces and Open Spaces ............................................................................ 76 Milnthorpe 77 Policy Context ........................................................................................................ 77 Local Factors influencing the location of development ........................................... 77 Development Boundary and overall Development Strategy ................................... 78 Village Centre and Shopping Issues ...................................................................... 78 Land Allocations in Milnthorpe ................................................................................ 78 Land south and east of Milnthorpe ......................................................................... 79 Adjacent to St. Anthony’s Close ............................................................................. 80 Land adjacent to