PLANS for almost 160 new homes in Carlisle have been met with dismay from the area’s county councillor. Cllr Deborah Earl, who represents Harraby South, critcised Home England’s outline planning application for 160 new homes at Carleton Clinic when it was approved last year. Now, Penrith-based homebuilder Genesis Homes has submitted a reserved matters planning application for 157 high-spec homes on the site to be known as the Woodlands and Cllr Earl remains unimpressed. She said: “It’s just more of the same more houses on an area with no local amenities, more damage to the roads with heavy plant machinery making people’s lives a misery.
Carlisle Labour leader Colin Glover steps down
The leader of Carlisle’s Labour Group has stepped down after eight years.
Colin Glover, leader of the Labour Group on Carlisle City Council and a former leader of the council, said: “It has been a privilege to lead the Labour Group over the past eight years and to have been leader of the council for six years from July 2013 until May 2019. I feel that now is the right time for a new leader to take us forward with new ideas and energy.
“We are expecting the Secretary of State to make an announcement on local government reorganisation in the summer and this will bring new opportunities and challenges and a new leader will bring their own experience to help to shape the future for our city and the wider region.
How can cyclepaths be improved in Cumbria?
People are being invited to give their views about how cycling and walking provision can be improved in Barrow, Carlisle and Kendal.
Cumbria County Council is launching a consultation to help shape plans to improve the infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians.
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Consultations are initially taking place for Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle and Kendal.
The plans will allow the county council, working with Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership and Cumbria’s six district councils, to identify and deliver improved cycling and walking provision for local areas.
In Barrow, proposals include:
Segregated cycleways, pedestrian crossings and junction improvements for both cyclists and pedestrians on Bridge Road and Michaelson Road. These improvements would be funded by £886,000 grant from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund.
Important milestone reached in multi-million-pound Carlisle Southern Link Road project
The multi-million-pound Carlisle Southern Link Road project has reached another important milestone.
Cumbria County Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Infrastructure to undertake the detailed design of the road that will connect junction 42 of the M6 with the A595 at Newby West.
The appointment follows a competitive procurement process which started last summer. Cumbria County Council says the road will play a vital role in supporting both the economic recovery of Cumbria following COVID-19 and the successful delivery of initiatives such as St. Cuthbertâs Garden Village (SCGV).
SCGV is a scheme led by Carlisle City Council that will deliver 10,000 new homes and employment opportunities within Carlisle, bringing ‘significant benefits to the city and the wider county’.