Community Plan
Comments under the "Utility Costs" category
- Water energy (Lake Windermere) community to benefit. More help for young couples to stay in area. Help to encourage new businesses in Windermere area. Respond
- Running a business - water bills are going up, gas and electricity up. Done all we can to save, but cannot do more. Costs are going up. Respond
- LDNPA brought into 21st century by relaxing planning rules to allow energy efficient usage. Respond
- Financial assistance needed for households to install solar panels and some more grants for double glazing,. Respond
- The SLDC plan to force United Utilities to put the electricity sub station onto Queen's Park will cost £250,000 - to be paid for by customers. It should stay where it is. Respond
- Employment - not enough traditional workforce - need apprenticeships. Utilities - need better water and sewage treatment before further development. Respond
- Make it easier to use 'green electricity'. Respond
- Council should give every house free water butts to save water. Respond
- Subsidy and no planning remission on solar panels. Respond
- Why do we not extract heat from the Lake? A missed opportunity. Respond
- Utilities - charges are excessive in the community. Housing a cheap source of insulation during winter seasons. Training - get youths interested in the village - incurable unqualified are able to be useful to the Community. Respond
- Safety of water supply - link to untreated sewage going into lake. How much treatment? Sheep near catchments. Respond
- 600,000 cu meters of untreated sewage is discharged into Bowness Bay each year. Respond
- United Utilities are planning to build a large sewage tank on the green part of the Glebe - the golf course. The Town Council should oppose this. Respond