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Working With The National Park Authority
Welcome to the
Windermere & Bowness Chamber of Trade "Working With The National
Park" page.
"The Lake
District National Park Authority wants to change and improve. It wants
to engage more with the people that are the life blood of the National
Park – particularly businesses. A new range of policies for development
in the National Park (the Local Development Framework) will be created
over the next 18 months."
Bob Sutcliffe,
Community Development Manager - LDNPA.
The Chamber of Trade
has formed a 'partnership' with the Lake District National Park
Authority for the purpose of getting information, particularly of a
business nature, to a wider audience.
The views expressed in
these Articles are not necessary those of the Windermere & Bowness Chamber
of Trade and are provide for information only.
Lake District National Park - Local Plan Review
Allocations
Development Plan Document (DPD)
The Allocations of
Land Development Plan Document is a key part of our Local
Development Framework. We are seeking to allocate sites for
affordable housing and employment developments in those places which
are consistent with the adopted Core Strategy. We will also be
designating many important open spaces which should be protected
from development.
The production of
this document is ongoing. We have undertaken an Issues and Options
Consultation in April/May 2010 and are developing our emerging
options. Due to the large number of sites being considered, and the
need to assess every site in detail having regard to consultation
responses, it is a time consuming process.
We intend to
consult on a shortlist of proposed land allocations in September
2011. Please however check
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/allocations for updates on the
allocations of land process.
Public Consultation Document
Ambleside Campus Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
We are producing a
Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the Ambleside Campus,
currently owned by the University of Cumbria. It will form part of
the Local Development Framework (LDF) for the Lake District National
Park.
The SPD will
enable us to take a strategic approach to the future use of the
campus. It aims to maximise environmental, economic and social
benefits in the interests of the Lake District National Park and
local community. It also provides certainty for prospective
developers as to the Lake District National Park Authority’s
expectations and requirements.
We are working
with the University of Cumbria to secure the future of the Ambleside
Campus for educational use, in accordance with our adopted Core
Strategy policy CS07 (Central and South East Distinctive Area). We
are producing an SPD to explain further how the policy will be
implemented. The final SPD will be available in May 2011. Further
information can be found at
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/amblesidecampus
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Bowness Bay and
The Glebe site allocation
In 2010 we
prepared an Issues and Options report for the allocation of a
strategic regeneration location at Bowness Bay and The Glebe. The
report suggested four boundary options for the site allocation, and
we asked people to suggest any additional boundary options. The
public consultation ran from 17 November 2010 to 21 January 2011.
We have summarised
the comments received. We will make a report on consultation
available in April 2011, at
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/wwconsultation
Comments and other
evidence will help to inform our selection of a preferred option for
the strategic regeneration location, and we will ask people for
their comments on the preferred option in autumn 2011.
Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
The Lake District
National Park Authority adopted the Supplementary Planning Document
on Housing Provision in October 2010.
It aims to explain
our expectations and requirements for all housing development in the
National Park. The objectives of the SPD are to:
• set out the
Authority’s requirements for new housing development
• provide clear
guidelines on how we will apply Core Strategy policy CS18
•set out the range
of planning controls we will use
The SPD will
guide our negotiations with developers and when determining relevant
planning applications.
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Lake District
National Park Partnership
Established in 2006, the Partnership captures enthusiasm to work
together to make things happen. Their first task was to develop and
agree the Vision for the Lake District National Park in 2030. The
Partnership owns the Vision and it makes it happen through the
Partnership’s Plan - The Management Plan for the Lake District
2010-2015, which contains actions. We provide the secretariat but
act as an equal member of the Partnership.
The Partnership is made up of representatives from the public,
private, community and voluntary sectors, meets on a quarterly basis
and is the first in the English family of National Parks to come
together in this way. The Partnership meets on a quarterly basis and
is chaired
by Lord Clark of Windermere. Further details on the Partnership and
the Partnership’s Plan can
be viewed at
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/partnership.htm
Please contact Clive Wickham, Partnership and Community Coordinator,
for further information
about the Partnership.
clive.wickham@lakedistrict.gov.uk
Telephone: 01539 792611
Local Development Framework
Adoption of Core Strategy for the Lake District National Park
The Core Strategy
forms part of the Lake District National Park’s Local Development
Framework (LDF) and has been produced following extensive community
engagement.
The Core Strategy
shows how we will deliver the Vision for the National Park
strategically and spatially by 2025. It establishes an overall
strategy, policies for Distinctive Areas in the National Park
together with criteria based policies to guide development. It
contains:
• our vision for
how we want the National Park to look in the future
• strategic
objectives we are setting to achieve this
• our development
strategy
The Lake District
National Park Authority formally adopted the Core Strategy and
Proposals Map on 20 October 2010, following a public independent
examination into the ‘soundness’ of the plan.
The Core Strategy,
the Proposals Map and other relevant documents can be found at
http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/index/planning/planning_policies/ldf/ldf-corestrategy.htm
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Sustainable Transport
Strategy
Windermere Waterfront
Project
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Windermere Byelaws
Consultation
The Chamber of Trade have been
consulted by the Lake District National Park Authority on the above and
have been asked to make it known to it's membership.
In 2008, following a comprehensive consultation, we
proposed amendments to the Windermere Registration and Navigation
Byelaws to:
• improve clarity
• reflect current
• management issues
• reduce conflict
between users
• minimise health and
safety risks; and
• make enforcement
more effective.
The Secretary of State
for Natural Environment and Fisheries confirmed the Registration Byelaws
in January 2011. This enables us to develop a single comprehensive
registration scheme for managing the lake which is fair and reasonable,
working with the Windermere Lake User Forum.
The Secretary of State did not
confirm changes to the Navigation Byelaws. He did not see a convincing
argument for changing from the existing 10 statute miles per hour speed
limit created after the 1992 public inquiry, to the current de facto ten
nautical miles per hour speed limit. Given this issue, the Secretary of
State did not believe it was practical to confirm other proposed
amendments to the Navigation Byelaws. We have agreed to consult
informally on options for re-submitting the amendments to these byelaws, taking the Secretary of State’s
comments into account.
The existing Navigation Byelaws remain in place and we are
continuing to enforce them.
Windermere Lake Management
Strategy
Following a public consultation during 2010, we have
reviewed the 2005 Windermere Lake Management Strategy. We will finalise
and publish the Windermere Management Strategy 2011 in April 2011.
Details of the consultation, reports to the LDNPA Park
Strategy and Vision Committee, and the final strategy (when published)
are available on:
http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/windermerestrategy
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Review of planning policies
As you will know, the Lake District National Park
Authority has worked with partner organisations to adopt a new vision
for the National Park. A National Park where there will be a prosperous
economy, world class visitor experiences and vibrant communities – and
all sustaining the spectacular landscape. In order to realise this
vision, we are therefore undertaking, what we hope will be, the most
fundamental review of planning policies in over 50 years. The first
stage includes looking in detail at all the issues and options for the
policies which will guide development in the National Park. During the
Autumn of 2006, the National Park Authority published a questionnaire
about the issues and options and we are currently reviewing all the
results. But its not too late to get involved.
Go to the National Park Authority website to download
all the documents and keep up with the latest news. You can also look at
all the comments that have been made by people so far.
www.lake-district.gov.uk/ldf
Outdoor Advertisements and signs: a guide for advertisers.
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Join our Business Task Force!
The Business Task
Force, set up in 2006, is directly linked to achieving the Prosperous
Economy theme of the Vision for the National Park. It is one way to
involve businesses and the private sector in strategic decision making
across the National Park. Crucial in shaping and ensuring the
sustainability of the Lake District, businesses from all different
sectors now come together every quarter to discuss issues, share
successes and identify ways forward.
The Business Task
Force is also a forum linked to the Lake District National Park
Partnership (see below).
Please contact Steve Ratcliffe, Director of Planning and Partnerships,
for further information about this group.
stephen.ratcliffe@lakedistrict.gov.uk Telephone: 01539 792622
Lake District National Park Business Task Force
Windermere lake activities workshop
An Updated Vision of Planning Policies
A Review of Planning Policies
Local Development Framework:
Article By Barry Butler - Acting Chair
of the Chamber.
Introduction by the National Park -
Bob Sutcliffe, LDNPA.
The Vision
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