Action
Scores
Theme
Next Steps
Information: Holly Beavitt –Pike (LDNPA) gave an update on projects in Ullswater: Hallin
Fell, Hodgson Hill and Greenside Mine.
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More information on
Ullswater heritage
needs to be
gathered and made
available to
residents and
visitors.
Action: The group agreed a heritage project that celebrates all of Ullswater Heritage: the
mine, farming history, Wordsworth, Eusemere Hall was built by the anti-slavery
campaigner Thomas Clarkson, the Donald Campbell connection.
25 Heritage
Maddy Teasdale will get in touch with Warren Allison to find out about projects already
planned for the area and look to develop a project brief for a funding application, in
particular looking to focus on Greenside Mine.
Information: Rob Allison (LDNPA) gave a brief overview of Housing policies in the park:
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 We are required to produce a Local Plan (previously termed a LDF)
 Core Strategy was adopted in 2010 which outlines our planning policies including
requirements for housing.
 The purpose of the housing policy in the core strategy is to meet locally identified
needs in suitable locations.
 Since the adoption of the core strategy, in the East DA, 21 houses have been granted
planning permission which includes 6 agricultural workers dwellings, 14 local
occupancy dwellings, but 0 affordable dwellings.
 From the most recent housing needs surveys they indicate there is an outstanding
need for 24 affordable units.
 To try and bring forward sites where affordable housing could be constructed we have
proposed land allocations to help meet some of these needs. The sites are currently
being considered by a Planning Inspector who will ultimately determine if these sites
are allocated or not.
 Further dwellings will be needed in addition to these allocations to meet affordable
needs and also local needs (i.e. local occupancy) therefore one of the functions of this
group could be to establish ways to bring forward additional developments for new
housing.
Housing solutions
should be
community–led; not
imposed from
outside
25 Housing
Action: Judith Derbyshire and Maddy Teasdale are in the Ullswater Housing Group.
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They have recently agreed a letting policy for social housing with Eden District Council
(see separate document). They are also reviewing sites for housing. This needs to be
joined up. Housing actions to be taken forward through the existing group. LDNPA staff to
support the Housing group in identifying suitable sites.
Information: The school has 33 pupils however there is a need for funding for the
nursery. Hiring out the school could be away of increasing income. If anyone wants to use
the school email [email protected]
3
Keep school openprovide further
education at school
24 Services
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5
6
Develop better WiFi to enable on-line
access to oral
history and local
photographs
Because
Glenridding has
been designated a
rural service centre
there has been an
emphasis on
enforcing local
occupancy in new
build; the focus
should be on
returning existing
housing stock for
local occupancy
There is an
opportunity to make
more of the mine
near Glenridding
Action: Nicola Connell to contact Appleby Training Centre to suggest Patterdale School
as a location for the course she wanted to attend.
Agreed: The history element to be picked up in action one, and the Wi-Fi element to be
passed on to the economy group.
18 Heritage.
This item was covered under action two.
14 Housing
This item was covered under action one.
13 Heritage
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Action
7
Local schools need to
focus on local history
and environment
more
Scores
Theme
This item was covered under action one.
11 Heritage
16
Good doctors at local
health centre with
better opening hours
5 Services
18
More people working
from home to
maintain vibrancy
Next Steps
Information: Lorrainne Smythe from ACT refered to a community project that has
volunteer drivers http://www.northernfellsgroup.org.uk/cms/about-us/ There is also
funding available for Community Health and Wellbeing Projects through ACT and
Cumbria Community Foundation
http://www.cumbriaaction.org.uk/about/community_health_and_wellbeing_project
No further action.
Agreed: The economy group to discuss this action.
3 Other
3
The group agreed no further action was required for the actions listed below:
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Action
Scores
Theme
Next Steps
Special support is
needed for housing
older people
11
Housing
Information: There are grant schemes that can support people and Eden Housing
Association are developing an Independent Living Guide (need to check the title of this
with Judith Derbyshire). There are also good neighbour schemes that exist.
Good health services, 9
locally available
Housing Associations 8
should be supported
to buy holiday lets
and let to locals
Housing on farms for 8
children of farmers
should be supported
Local occupancy
clauses should be
enforced
Good local social
care for dependents
and their carers
Let’s have a Ski-lift –
environmentally
friendly for disabled
and elderly people to
get up the mountains
and enjoy the view
Limit the number of
second homes; this
needs to be
supported by LDNPA
policy
Services
Housing
Housing
No further action.
The group agreed this related to access and services.
No further action.
The cost of this is prohibitive.
No further action.
Information: Six planning applications have been approved for agricultural dwellings in
the area Housing policy already supports this.
No further action.
Information: LDNPA will investigate through the compliance team. If you want to report
an alleged breach contact [email protected] or Julie Birkett Compliance Planner
on 01539 724555 [email protected]
No further action required.
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7 Housing.
Services
5
Other
No further action.
5
Housing
Information: There are no controls for private house sellers and this is down to the open
market, the LDNPA has no control on this.
No further action.
No further action.
4
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19
20
Action
Scores
Theme
Next Steps
Rents to be
established which are
determined by local
incomes
3
Housing
Action: The housing group that is part of the Parish Council could lobby for this.
No other action required.
District nurses
available for all
Scrap rural service
centre status
No further action
3 Services
No further action
2 Housing.
Information: This could be part of the Heritage project. Young Cumbria and Cumbria
Youth Alliance maybe to help with this. A later bus service from Penrith may enable
young people to participate in activities and then come home by bus.
21
Activities and
facilities for young
people- skate park
2 Services
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23
24
25
There is an
opportunity to make
more of the Donald
Campbell connection
Encourage holiday
lets over 2nd homes
as they are used
more often
A one-stop
shop/communications
hub established for
problem solving
Concentrate
population in larger
settlements/villages
No further action.
This is included in action one.
1 Heritage
Information: There is no control over this.
No further action
1 Housing
No further action
1 Services
No further action
1 Other
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