South Lakeland District Council and Lancaster City Council are working together to prepare a dedicated Development Plan Document (DPD) for the whole of the Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The DPD will form part of both authorities’ Local Plans. It 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.

A document setting out 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, has now been published for consultation. The document asks various questions that we hope the communities in the AONB and other key stakeholders will answer.

Consultation events are being held in six main communities in the AONB to enable people to ask questions and discuss the issues and options with Development Plans Officers and members of the AONB Management team. All events will run from 2pm until 7pm.

Even if you can’t come along to any of the events, comments are invited between Friday 6 November 2015 and 5pm Friday 18 December 2015. These can be made by using the online consultation response facility http://applications.southlakeland.gov.uk/ldfconsultation/ Alternatively, contact SLDC’s Development Plans Team to request a response form or pick one up from any of the events or one of the locations listed below and return it to us by email or post.

The Issues and Options document, and other associated information can be viewed 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.

The documents may also be viewed on the councils’ websites and the Arnside & Silverdale AONB website:

www.southlakeland.gov.uk

www.lancaster.gov.uk

www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk

For further information, visit the websites, or contact:

South Lakeland

Email: developmentplans@southlakeland.gov.uk

Tel: 01539 793388

Development Plans Team, South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ

Lancaster

Email: planningpolicy@lancaster.gov.uk

Tel: 01524 582383

Local Plans Team, Town Hall, Marine Road East, Morecambe LA4 5AF