Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director of Place Management and Regeneration.

The report provides information on the reviewof transport operations at Stockport Sports, Woodley following concerns raised by local residents and councillors about traffic congestion on local roads at certain times.

The Area Committee is recommended to note the report.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161-474-4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

(NOTE: The Chair was of the opinion that this item, although not included on the agenda, should be considered as a matter of urgency in accordance with Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 in order that the Area Committee could give prompt consideration to the Council’s position with regard to longstanding residents’ concerns relating to traffic congestion associated with the Stockport Sports Village, Woodley.)

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an overview of the report that had been commissioned by the Council on the transport operations of Stockport Sports Village, Woodley and the transport assessments provided as part of the planning applications for the site following concerns raised by councillors and local residents about the traffic impact of the development.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         Local residents had experienced problems with users of the sports centre parking on residents’ drives or otherwise parking inconsiderately.

·         Should the development not have been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, then the Council should consider taking enforcement action.

·         The transport assessment undertaken as part of the planning application process had underestimated the level of traffic that would be generated at the site.

·         The level of traffic in this area was having a significant detrimental impact on residents’ lives.

RESOLVED – (1) That the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be requested to investigate the implementation of the planning permission at Stockports Sports Village, Woodley to establish whether enforcement action was appropriate or necessary.

(2) That the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) be requested to urgently investigate the feasibility of allocating additional funding to facilitate the necessary remodelling of the junction of Mill Lane and Hyde Road, Woodley.