RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say on a draft development plan for housing and employment sites in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Lancaster City Council is working with South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) on a dedicated plan that will guide development in the AONB.

The draft plan sets out the proposed sites for development or protection and outlines the planning policies for the AONB that will guide any development that takes place in the future.

The plan also lays out a vision that within the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, housing, employment, services, infrastructure and other development is managed and delivered in a way that contributes towards meeting the needs of the communities of the AONB

Public consultation events will take place at the following locations. All these events will take place between 2pm and 7pm:

• Wednesday, November 23 - Heron Hall, Storth

• Thursday, November 24 - Gaskell Hall, Silverdale

• Monday, November 28 - Heron Theatre, Beetham

• Wednesday, November 30 - Village Hall, Yealand

• Monday, December 5 - Educational Institute, Arnside

• Wednesday, December 7 - Village Hall, Warton

Anyone who is unable to get along to the events can still have their say. Comments on the draft plan are being invited between Thursday, 10 November 2016 and the deadline of 5pm on Tuesday, 3 January 2017.

Comments can be made by using the online consultation response at http://applications.southlakeland.gov.uk/ldfconsultation

The draft development plan 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, Marine Road East, Morecambe LA4 5AF

• Libraries in Arnside, Carnforth, Kendal, Milnthorpe

• The Silverdale Hotel, Shore Road, Silverdale LA5 0TP

The documents may also be viewed on both the Lancaster City Council and SLDC websites and the Arnside and Silverdale AONB website:

• www.lancaster.gov.uk/localplan

• www.southlakeland.gov.uk

• www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk