Poulton to get yet MORE social housing???

An application had been submitted to Lancaster City Council for the erection of 10 houses (2 bed) and 8 flats (1 bed) on land at the end of King Street off Euston Road.  The land is currently vacant apart from one small disused dwelling.  Part of the land near Wellington Terrace had at one point been designated open space.  The land also forms former railway land which was used to access the old Euston Road Station (now demolished.

The application details can be found here:

Land Surrounding 24 King Street Morecambe

According to the design and access statement for the above application, all the housing provided is intended affordable and run through supplier of social housing.

The information concerning this can be found below.  The statement in question is on the Affordable Housing section on page 4.

Design & Access Statement Incorporating Sustainability Statement, Utilities Statement,Affordable Housing Statement & Flood Risk Assessment

If you cannot access the above, the section in question can be found below with the significant text highlighted.  (Click on the image for a larger view).

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What should be asked here is, is this ‘really’ the best development for this area? 

Would open space or something more community beneficial, like allotments or community gardens, not be better for the site?

Why is there a sudden need for more housing in the Poulton area? Do more one bedroom flats effectively mean bedsits?