Issue - meetings

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

The report sets out the outcome of a consultation exercise for proposals as part of the Road Safety Around Schools initiative for Fairway Primary School. The report also seeks approval for the introduction of speed cushions, Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), associated signage and widened footways with dropped pedestrian crossing points.

The Area Committee is asked to consider and approve the proposals for the Road Safety around Schools – The Fairway Primary School scheme as shown on drawing no. D/0305/2400/001-02 and the additional proposals as shown in Drawing No. D/0305-32/2400/001-01 to be implemented as funding allows and to approve the legal advertising of the following Traffic Regulation Order and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the orders set out in the report being made.

Officer contact: Pam Hibbert, 0161 474 4840, pam.hibbert@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Area Committee to consider the outcome of a further public consultation on proposals for additional road calming measures on The Fairway, Offerton.

Councillors expressed disappointment that the proposals had taken a considerable length of time to come forward and that there was now insufficient funding to implement them in full, but expressed the hope that the works would be programmed as soon as possible.

RESOLVED – (1) That in relation to the Road Safety around Schools – The Fairway Primary School scheme

a)            the outcome of the consultation exercise be noted;

b)            the scheme measures as shown on drawing no. D/0305/2400/001-02 and the additional proposals as shown in Drawing No. D/0305-32/2400/001-01 be approved forimplementation as funding allows;

c)            approval be given to the legal advertising of the following Traffic Regulation Order and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the Orders being made:

Revocation Of ‘No Waiting, Monday – Friday, 8.15 – 9am, 3.00 – 3.45pm School Term Time Only’

The Fairway, Offerton – North west side

From a point 14.5 metres north-east of the projected north-easterly kerbline of Dovedale Road at its northern junction for a distance of 42.5 metres in a north-easterly direction.

The Fairway, Offerton – South east side

From a point 13 metres north-east of the projected north-easterly kerbline of Radford Close for a distance of 134 metres in a north-easterly direction.

Proposed ‘No Waiting, Monday – Friday, 8.15 – 9am, 3.00 – 3.45pm’

The Fairway, Offerton – North west side

From a point 14.5 metres north-east of the projected north-easterly kerbline of Dovedale Road at its northern junction for a distance of 59.5 metres in a north-easterly direction.

The Fairway, Offerton – South east side

From a point 13 metres north-east of the projected north-easterly kerbline of Radford Close for a distance of 143.5 metres in a north-easterly direction.

(2) That the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration be requested to provide ward councillors with details of the timescales for implementation of the scheme.