Reminder that New Road Common is closing temporarily

5 September 2011

New Road Common will be closed temporarily from Sunday 11 September until Saturday 17 September.  This is so that South Lakeland District Council can carry out ground contamination testing in preparation for the planning application process, as part of the ongoing project to regenerate this area of Kendal town centre. 

The travelling Fair will be using New Road Common from Thursday 8 September until Sunday 11 September and then the whole area will be securely fenced off to allow bore hole testing to take place.  However, the council would like to point out that if all the work is completed before Saturday 17 September, New Road Common would be re-opened sooner.   

Councillor Graham Vincent, portfolio holder for Enterprise and Economy, said: “We want remind members of the public that New Road Common will be closing temporarily so that the ground contamination work can take place.  Once the work is completed, New Road will be re-opened and the site will return to how it is currently used.”