South Lakeland Local Development Framework Land Allocations Development Plan Document incorporating changes to the Proposals Map Proposed Submission Edition – March 2012 Canal head12 1 South Lakeland Local Development Framework Land Allocations Development Plan Document incorporating changes to the Proposals Map Proposed Submission Edition – March 2012 2 South Lakeland Local Development Framework Land Allocations Development Plan Document incorporating changes to the Proposals Map Proposed Submission Edition – March 2012 Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Section 1 Introduction 7 What is this Plan for? 7 Plan (DPD) Objectives 7 What consultation has taken place? 8 Sustainability Appraisal ............................................................................................9 Next Steps 10 How do I have my say? 10 Government Planning Reforms 11 Section 2 Land Allocations 12 Defining the Boundaries of Towns and Large Villages 12 Shopping and Town Centre Boundaries 14 Housing Allocations - Background 15 The balance between settlements .......................................................................... 15 How have sites been put forward? ......................................................................... 19 Which sites are excluded from consideration? ....................................................... 19 How do we decide which sites should be developed and when? ........................... 19 How do we estimate Site Capacity? ....................................................................... 21 Phasing .................................................................................................................. 21 Housing Allocations 22 Broad Locations ..................................................................................................... 26 Development in small Villages and Hamlets ........................................................... 27 Mixed-Use Allocations ............................................................................................ 27 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People ................................................... 28 Employment 29 Existing Employment Areas .................................................................................... 29 New Employment Allocations ................................................................................. 34 Strategic Employment Sites ................................................................................... 36 Business and Science Park sites ........................................................................... 38 General Employment sites and Mixed Use sites .................................................... 38 Recreation, Green Space and Green Gaps 40 Green Gaps ............................................................................................................ 41 Urban Green Space and Public Open Space ......................................................... 41 Implementation, Mitigation Measures and other Policy Considerations 44 Development Briefs ................................................................................................ 44 Core Strategy policies ............................................................................................ 45 Strategic Policies .................................................................................................... 45 Housing Policies ..................................................................................................... 45 Economic Policies .................................................................................................. 45 Environmental Policies ........................................................................................... 45 Social, Community and Infrastructure Policies ....................................................... 46 Section 3 Kendal and Surrounding Area 49 Kendal 49 Policy Context ........................................................................................................ 49 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 Land West of High Sparrowmire ............................................................................. 54 Land west of High Garth ......................................................................................... 55 Land north of High Sparrowmire ............................................................................. 55 Garages, Acre Moss Lane ...................................................................................... 56 Land north of Laurel Gardens ................................................................................. 56 Eskdale House and Surrounding Area ................................................................... 57 Land at Castle Green Road .................................................................................... 57 Land west of Valley Drive ....................................................................................... 59 Land at Kendal Parks ............................................................................................. 60 Land at Oxenholme Road ....................................................................................... 61 3 South Lakeland Local Development Framework Land Allocations Development Plan Document incorporating changes to the Proposals Map Proposed Submission Edition – March 2012 Land south of Natland Beck Farm .......................................................................... 62 Land at Lumley Road ............................................................................................. 63 Land at Vicarage Drive ........................................................................................... 63 Land at Stainbank Green ....................................................................................... 64 Land south of Underbarrow Road .......................................................................... 65 Broad Locations - Appleby Road and Burton Road ............................................... 66 Employment Allocations ......................................................................................... 67 Scroggs Wood Strategic Employment Site ............................................................. 67 Burton Road Business Park ................................................................................... 67 Land south of K Shoes Factory, Natland Road ...................................................... 69 Land at Boundary Bank and Kendal Fell Quarry .................................................... 70 Land at Shap Road................................................................................................. 70 Land North of Meadowbank Business Park ........................................................... 70 Green Spaces and Open Spaces ........................................................................... 70 Kirkby Lonsdale 71 Policy Context ........................................................................................................ 71 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 ....................................................................... 73 Land North of Kendal Road .................................................................................... 74 Land at Tram Lane ................................................................................................. 76 Land adjacent to Binfold Court ............................................................................... 76 Former Cedar House School .................................................................................. 76 Existing Employment Areas .................................................................................... 76 Green Spaces and Open Spaces ........................................................................... 76 Milnthorpe 77 Policy Context ........................................................................................................ 77 Local Factors influencing the location of development ........................................... 78 Development Boundary and overall Development Strategy ................................... 78 Village Centre and Shopping Issues ...................................................................... 78 Land Allocations in Milnthorpe ................................................................................ 79 Land south of Milnthorpe ........................................................................................ 79 Land north west of Milnthorpe ................................................................................ 80 Land adjacent to St Anthony‟s