Kendal Fellside and GreensideCommunity Plan 2016

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The material contained in this plot has been obtained from an Ordnance Survey map with kind permission of the Controller of Her Majestey’s Stationery Office Licence No.LA10000242777. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.

The area of Fellside and Greenside (not to scale)

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Introduction by the Chairman of the Fellside and Greenside Forum

When I became chairman of the Fellside and Greenside Forum in 2013 a small group of volunteers, ably led by Bill Tippett, was working on a Community Led Plan. A questionnaire for the plan had only just been circulated when Bill was admitted to hospital where he died shortly afterwards. I felt that we owed it to Bill to continue with the plan so, with help, responses to the survey were recorded and thanks to funding from ACT (Action with Communities in Cumbria) we were able to pay for an analysis of the survey which became the basis of this plan.By this time many of those who had been involved originally were no longer available and the Forum felt that this was as far as we could go. The Forum is indebted to a new resident, Robert Finch, who took the process forward and guided us in producing this plan.

Susan Heyes, Chairman

Fellside and GreensideThe Community Led Plan area is relatively compact based around a historic medieval core known as Fellside. It was known from the early development of Kendal as fiercely independent with a strong sense of community and self help. The core is characterised by a network of what would originally have been narrow lanes, now adapted to form a street network with attendant problems. There was an expansion of the core in the Georgian and Victorian period infilling in a piecemeal fashion with

some attractive houses and terraces.This core later expanded to the south with the development of 'villas' along Greenside from the 1860s on old tenterfields, to the west on Victoria Terrace, now part of Serpentine Road, and north on Queens Road developed and named for Queen Victoria in the 1890s. There was a considerable amount of demolition in the centre – 'slum clearance' – during the 1950s and 60s and, after an interval, rebuilding of social housing in a modern style mixing small traditional houses with low rise blocks of flats. More recent residential developments include Undercliff Road and infill/redevelopment sites across Fellside. The consequence is a wide variety of housing styles, sizes, ages, densities and tenure mixed together. In total there are over 800 residential addresses in the area. Fell Ward, which includes a large part of the plan area, has the lowest number of persons per household in Kendal at 1.9 (and one of the lowest in the Cumbria).

A 'local distributor' road runs through the plan area – High Tenterfell, Serpentine Road through to Queens Road. Originally a quiet road it has now become a rat run for traffic heading for Windermere and the north of the town seeking to avoid the town centre.

There are three allotment sites and several green amenity areas covered by the plan – Serpentine Woods is the largest, followed by Nobles Rest/Town View Field and the smaller village greens towards the southern end.

Over 100 businesses operate in the area, mostly in the shopping areas on the west side of Stricklandgate and on Allhallows Lane but also some within central Fellside. They are mostly retail based but there is also some manufacturing and service industry in the mix.

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The survey sought views in six subject areas:• Travel and transport• Parking• Road safety• Housing (development)• Energy• Community

The results indicated that residents are generally happy with the area, feeling its greatest asset is its sense of community.The main concerns are related to:• getting about both on foot and on the

road • maintenance of streets and paths• parking• controlling change • ensuring the character of the area is

maintained and enhanced.

These points are dealt with in more detail in the Action Plan.

The surveyIn the summer of 2014 the questionnaire was distributed to the approximately 800 households within the area receiving a response from 200. The analysis of those form the basis of this plan.A copy of the questionnaire and the analysis can be obtained by contacting Fellside Forum at: fellsideforum@outlook.com

Background to the PlanIn 2012 Fellside Forum, guided by the experts at ACT ( Action with Communities in Cumbria) and SLDC, agreed to initiate a Community Led Plan. This followed discussions and meetings with residents and local councillors going back to 2010 and led to the development of the survey questionnaire from an initial 106 items that were raised. A conscious decision was made to exclude businesses in this plan as a significant proportion are national chains and resources within the group were limited.It is intended that businesses are consulted as the plan is developed and implemented.The purpose of this community plan is to develop an action plan which reflects the aspirations of the community. It will serve as a basis for a call for resources, from within the community and from other sources of grant funding. The intent is that this Community Led Plan should be a dynamic document that will be regularly updated to reflect both new projects as well as those completed. Each action in the plan identifies the resources and partners involved. We will initiate activity on every item, will monitor progress and regularly report back to the members of the Forum.

Summary of Results

AcknowledgementsThis plan is a tribute to Bill Tippett who took the lead in the early stages and to all the volunteers who have helped develop this document.

Further informationFellside Forum generally meets on the first Tuesday of each month at The Rifleman’s Arms on Greenside and is open to all. We can be contacted at:fellsideforum@outlook.com or via our website: fellsideforum.org.uk

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esid

ents

felt

that

loca

l tra

nspo

rt co

uld

be

impr

oved

by:

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heap

er fa

res

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ore

timet

able

info

rmat

ion

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vise

resi

dent

s w

here

to fi

nd ti

met

able

s, b

us-s

tops

an

d de

tails

of c

once

ssio

nary

fare

s.•

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y bu

s co

mpa

nies

to p

rovi

de ti

met

able

s an

d de

tails

of r

oute

s on

all

bus

stop

s.

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ide

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ecoa

ch1.

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side

nts

felt

that

impr

oved

cyc

le s

afet

y m

ight

enc

oura

ge m

ore

peop

le to

cyc

le

regu

larly

.

•C

onta

ct S

LDC

Cyc

le O

ffice

r to

esta

blis

h w

hat

faci

litie

s ar

e in

pla

ce a

nd a

re p

lann

ed a

nd w

hat c

ycle

tra

inin

g is

ava

ilabl

e an

d ad

vise

resi

dent

s.•

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sult

and

enga

ge w

ith K

enda

l Cyc

le N

etw

ork

Actio

n Pl

an.

Fells

ide

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ndal

Dis

trict

Cyc

le S

cene

1.3

Resi

dent

s fe

lt th

at m

aint

enan

ce o

f roa

ds

and

foot

path

s co

uld

be im

prov

ed b

y:•

Con

trol o

f dog

foul

ing

•C

ontro

l of l

itter

•Dr

ain

clea

ranc

e•

Grit

ting

of p

aths

and

ste

ps

•W

ork

alon

gsid

e ‘K

eep

Kend

al M

int C

lean

’ to

liai

se

with

litte

r pic

king

. Rec

ruit

mor

e vo

lunt

eers

for l

itter

pi

ckin

g ‘p

artie

s’.

•Lo

bby

SLDC

to b

e m

ore

activ

e in

iden

tifica

tion

and

pros

ecut

ion

of d

og fo

ulin

g. E

ncou

rage

‘e

mba

rrass

men

t’ bi

odeg

rada

ble

spra

y m

arki

ng o

f do

g fo

ulin

g.•

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se re

side

nts

of p

roce

ss to

repo

rt bl

ocke

d dr

ains

.•

Advi

se re

side

nts

of lo

catio

ns a

nd u

se o

f grit

ting

and

salt

bins

for p

ublic

use

and

of p

roce

ss to

repo

rt em

pty

bins

.•

Set u

p St

reet

Coo

rdin

ator

s to

cre

ate

volu

ntee

r grit

sp

read

ing

and

snow

cle

arin

g gr

oups

.•

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ore

spon

sors

hip

for c

omm

unity

act

iviti

es.

•

Expl

ore

the

poss

ibilit

y of

are

a co

ordi

nato

rs/

resp

onsi

ble

pers

ons.

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Issu

esAc

tion

Reso

urce

s

1.4

Mai

nten

ance

of s

teps

(eg

Fou

ntai

n Br

ow) i

s fe

lt to

be

inad

equa

te.

•Ad

vise

resi

dent

s fo

r pro

cess

of r

epor

ting

dam

age

or

requ

ired

mai

nten

ance

.•

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of i

ndep

ende

nt w

eb s

ites

e.g.

‘Fix

my

Stre

et’.

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vise

resi

dent

s w

hich

Aut

horit

y is

resp

onsi

ble

for

whi

ch s

teps

.

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ide

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PARK

ING

2.1

Car

par

king

‘at h

ome’

is s

een

as a

pro

blem

be

caus

e of

:•

Lack

of s

pace

s•

Lack

of e

nfor

cem

ent

•In

cons

ider

ate

park

ing

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stric

tion

of v

isito

r par

king

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vise

resi

dent

s of

ext

ent o

f car

par

king

zon

es th

at

are

avai

labl

e.•

Iden

tify

prob

lem

loca

tions

.•

Use

of ‘

Polit

e N

otic

es’ o

n in

cons

ider

ate

or

impr

oper

ly p

arke

d ve

hicl

es.

•Ad

vise

resi

dent

s of

faci

litie

s in

priv

ate

car p

arks

for

out o

f hou

rs p

arki

ng.

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reat

e W

orki

ng G

roup

to d

iscu

ss w

ith S

LDC

/CC

C

wha

t im

prov

emen

ts c

ould

be

mad

e.

Fells

ide

Foru

mSL

DCC

CC

ROAD

SAF

ETY

3.1

•La

ck o

f saf

e pl

aces

for p

edes

trian

s to

cro

ss ro

ads

- Gilli

ngga

te/

Bank

field

Roa

d &

Beas

t Ban

ks, e

xit

from

Ser

pent

ine

Woo

ds, a

cces

s to

Bo

oths

car

par

k.•

Inco

mpl

ete

cont

inuo

us fo

otpa

ths

- Be

ast B

anks

, Hig

h Te

nter

fell.

•La

ck o

f res

pect

for s

peed

lim

its.

•Th

roug

h fu

rther

inve

stig

atio

ns, i

dent

ify a

reas

co

ncer

ned

and

cons

ult w

ith S

LDC

/CC

C to

see

k so

lutio

ns.

•Lo

bby

SLDC

/CC

C to

pro

vide

con

tinuo

us fo

otpa

ths

in th

ese

loca

tions

.•

Lobb

y SL

DC/C

CC

to u

nder

take

furth

er s

tudi

es fo

r fo

r bet

ter r

oad

mar

king

s an

d sp

eed

indi

cato

rs.

Fells

ide

Foru

mSL

DCC

CC

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Issu

eAc

tion

Reso

urce

3.2

Poor

vis

ibilit

y fo

r veh

icle

s at

som

e ju

nctio

ns

– Q

ueen

s Ro

ad/W

inde

rmer

e Ro

ad, H

igh

Tent

erfe

ll/G

reen

side

, Low

Fel

lsid

e/Al

l H

allo

ws

Lane

.

•Th

roug

h a

Wor

king

Gro

up id

entif

y ar

eas

of c

once

rn

(eg

road

prio

ritie

s, p

arke

d ve

hicl

es, l

ack

of ro

ad

sign

s) to

pre

sent

to S

LDC

/CC

C.

•Lo

bby

SLDC

/CC

C fo

r fur

ther

traffi

c st

udie

s.

Fells

ide

Foru

m W

orki

ng

Gro

upSL

DCC

CC

HO

USI

NG

(DEV

ELO

PMEN

T)4.

1Le

vels

of c

once

rn in

dica

ted

that

resi

dent

s w

ould

like

to b

e ad

vise

d of

futu

re

deve

lopm

ents

in th

e ar

ea.

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vise

resi

dent

s ho

w th

ey c

an b

e aw

are

of a

nd

enga

ge w

ith th

e pl

anni

ng p

roce

ss.

•Pu

blic

ise

rele

vant

Pla

nnin

g Ap

plic

atio

ns in

ne

wsl

ette

r/web

site

/not

ice

boar

ds.

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ide

Foru

mSL

DCKT

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lann

ing

Com

mitt

ee

ENER

GY

5.1

Som

e re

side

nts

find

it di

fficu

lt to

pay

en

ergy

bills

pos

sibl

y lin

ked

to n

ot b

eing

ve

ry w

ell i

nfor

med

how

to re

duce

ene

rgy

cons

umpt

ion.

•Ad

vise

resi

dent

s w

here

to fi

nd in

form

atio

n ab

out

paym

ent o

f bills

and

how

to c

heck

if th

ey a

re o

n th

e m

ost e

cono

mic

al ra

te.

Fells

ide

Foru

mEn

ergy

Sup

plie

rsSL

DCC

umbr

ia A

ctio

n fo

r Su

stai

nabi

lity

5.2

A la

rge

prop

ortio

n of

resi

dent

s su

ppor

t th

e us

e of

loca

l alte

rnat

ive

ener

gy s

ourc

es

but a

re c

once

rned

with

aes

thet

ic a

nd

envi

ronm

enta

l im

pact

s.

•Ad

vise

resi

dent

s of

cur

rent

pla

nnin

g co

nditi

ons

and

rest

rictio

ns re

late

d to

alte

rnat

ive

ener

gy s

ourc

es

and

how

they

can

bec

ome

invo

lved

in th

e pl

anni

ng

proc

ess.

Fells

ide

Foru

mSL

DC

5.3

Awar

enes

s of

way

s to

redu

ce e

nerg

y co

nsum

ptio

n.•

Advi

se re

side

nts

whe

re to

find

info

rmat

ion

abou

t w

ays

of re

duci

ng e

nerg

y co

nsum

ptio

n.Fe

llsid

e Fo

rum

Ener

gy S

avin

g Tr

ust

SLDC

CO

MM

UN

ITY

6.1

Som

e re

side

nts

felt

that

teen

ager

s, y

oung

ch

ildre

n an

d pe

ople

with

dis

abilit

ies

need

to

have

mor

e lo

cal f

acilit

ies.

•C

reat

e w

orki

ng g

roup

to e

stab

lish

mor

e de

tails

of

wha

t is

requ

ired.

•Ad

vise

resi

dent

s of

wha

t fac

ilitie

s ar

e cu

rrent

ly

avai

labl

e.

Fells

ide

Foru

m W

orki

ng

Gro

up

8

Issu

eAc

tion

Reso

urce

6.2

Resi

dent

s w

ould

like

to s

ee P

ost O

ffice

se

rvic

es a

nd a

sm

all b

asic

pro

visi

on s

hop

in

the

area

.

•C

reat

e w

orki

ng g

roup

to e

xplo

re th

e op

tion

of

mul

tiple

use

faci

litie

s e.

g. a

t The

Rifl

eman

’s.Fe

llsid

e Fo

rum

Wor

king

G

roup

6.3

Com

mun

icat

ion

with

Fel

lsid

e Fo

rum

cou

ld

be im

prov

ed in

som

e ar

eas.

•Di

scus

s an

d de

velo

p w

ithin

the

foru

m th

e us

e of

:Th

e Fo

rum

web

site

,Fa

cebo

ok,

Dedi

cate

d no

tice

boar

ds,

The

deve

lopm

ent o

f a F

ells

ide

and

Gre

ensi

de

Han

dboo

k,e-

mai

ls to

resi

dent

s,th

e ap

poin

tmen

t of a

‘com

mun

ictio

ns o

ffice

r’,a

quar

terly

new

slet

ter (

pape

r cop

y)

Fells

ide

Foru

m

NO

TES

Abbr

eviti

ons:

SLD

C -

Sout

h La

kela

nd D

istri

ct C

ounc

ilC

CC

- C

umbr

ia C

ount

y C

ounc

ilKT

C -

Kend

al T

own

Cou

ncil

ACT

- Act

ion

with

Com

mun

ities

in C

umbr

ia

Dis

cuss

ion

is o

ngoi

ng w

ithin

Fel

lsid

e Fo

rum

to d

evel

op p

riorit

ies,

reso

urce

s an

d tim

esca

les

for t

he a

ctio

ns.