News Items
Planning application no. SL/2008/1173, Booths
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Booths has submitted a planning application for a store to be located on the Bateman’s Toyota site opposite the train station. The South Lakeland District (SLDC) Planning Committee will consider the application at its meeting to be held on 27 January 2009. Any comments on the application should be sent directly to SLDC, either by letter, email or via its website. Copies to the Town Clerk would be welcome, and will then be circulated to Town Councillors. The Town Council will be deciding on its response to the application at its regular monthly meeting to be held on Monday 12 January 2009. Anyone who wishes to make comments to the Town Council should do so by email or letter, to arrive no later than Monday 5 January 2009. Please indicate if you wish to speak on the matter at the Town Council meeting. Each contribution will be limited to 3 minutes, and it may be necessary to restrict the number of speakers, depending on the estimated time required to complete the full agenda for the meeting. If this becomes necessary, selection of speakers will be based on criteria designed to achieve as fair a balance of views as possible. This is a Planning issue, and as such, any comments must be relevant to current planning law and guidelines, the South Lakeland Local Plan and the emerging Local Development Framework. Please note that, although the Planning Committee has an obligation to consider the views of the Town Council, it must also consider individual representations received. It is important, therefore, that you make your views known directly to SLDC. Robert Cass, Town Clerk Grange-over-Sands Town Council Council Offices Main Street Grange-over-Sands LA11 6DP Email: council@grangeoversands.net Tel: 015395 32375 15 December 2008
CARTMEL PENINSULA LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
A well attended AGM on 22nd November 2008 rounded off a very successful year of interesting and stimulating lectures and field trips and an increased membership of 25 new members. After the business side of the AGM was concluded refreshments were enjoyed followed by 3 short presentations by members.
Our programme for 2009 will commence on Thursday February 26th 2009 with a talk by Dr Hilary Walklett from Lancaster University entitled “Jiggers and Spelks: The Ports of Morecambe Bay, a trip through time looking at the effect that sea-trade had on life around the bay”.
Time & Tide Project November Report. (Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund & the Big Lottery
Monday, 17 November 2008
The documents and plans produced by our Consultants and the 3Ps Group members were handed over to South Lakeland District Council at the Cabinet Meeting held in the Victoria Hall on Wednesday 12th November which had met to select the preferred developer for the Regeneration Scheme.
It is two and a half years since it was decided to prepare the bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund and it is now possible for SLDC to complete the Stage One Application and work in conjunction with ‘Berners Vision Partnership’ and progress to the Stage Two application and then, hopefully, a grant.
Berners Vision Partnership is named preferred developer
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Approximately 150 members of the public attended a meeting of the South Lakeland District Council Cabinet, held today in the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands. The single item of business on the agenda was the appointment of a preferred developer for the land around Berners car park and swimming pool. The vast majority of the public in attendance applauded enthusiastically when the decision was announced that Berners Vision Partnership (BVP) had been selected as the preferred developer.
Time & Tide Project Report for October (Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund & the Big Lottery).
Monday, 20 October 2008
The Consultants contracted to provide maps, sketches, plans and costs completed their work in September and the 3Ps Project Team has continued its work to finish the bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Committee, at its meeting on the 6th October expressed satisfaction with progress and was informed that a meeting had been arranged with District Council Officers on the 10th October to review the project.
A meeting has also been arranged with the Heritage Lottery Fund on the 24th October at which it is hoped to receive guidance about the acceptability of the scheme and how to continue the application process. It is also anticipated that their view of the Grange Regeneration proposals recently put forward by the five developers will be discussed.
If the re-development of the Lido and the provision of the bridge link to the promenade is undertaken through the Regeneration Scheme the cost of the remainder of the renovation works to the Promenade, Ornamental and Park Road Gardens is reduced to approximately £3million of which 25%, or £750,000 will be need to be provided from the Regeneration Scheme in order to access the Heritage Lottery Funding.
It is planned to hand over the completed Stage 1 Lottery Bid to the District Council Cabinet on the 12th November when they hold their meeting in Grange.
Cumbria in Bloom - the results.
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Grange-over-Sands - Silver Award and runners-up in the small towns category
Cartmel Grange Care Home - Winners and Rose Lodge Rose Bowl for Best Residential Home in Cumbria
Graythwaite Manor Hotel - runners-up in the Cumbria Tourism hotel category