Portinscale - Excluded Site Assessments (PDF) - Lake District ...

Site reference X1019 Site area (Ha) 0.25
Site name
Woodland north of Longcroft, Portinscale
Suggested use at Issues and Open space amenity, housing
Options
Key issues identified at Stage 2 Possible to overcome or mitigate the issue?
through issues and options
consultation
No (give reason)
Further
assessment
required (see
below)
No issues identified.
N/A
Stage 3 – amenity open space
Is there a local deficiency of this type of open space?
Is there a local surplus of this type of open space?
Is the site publicly accessible?
Is the site used for recreation?
Is the site within or well related to a settlement?
Is the site or its use mentioned in the community plan?
If applicable, does the community plan recognise it as
worthy of retention for its current use?
Does the site contribute to the character of the built
environment, landscape, or settlement form?
Has an alternative use or development been suggested?
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Description of reasonable alternative use(s):
Housing, open space. Site is currently woodland.
If a new use is suggested what is the justification or considerations to justify
an alternative use or development?
Need for housing sites within the north distinctive area.
Site characteristics
Site has grass and tree cover. It is uneven and slopes up towards the north.
Surrounding land uses are housing, to the north, east, west and south. Private
access road from the A66 to the site.
Summary of consultation comments
No comments received. Highways issue – restricted visibility means that the access
track junction with the main road will need improvement.
Summary of assessment with regards to HRA/SA