The local Public Realm Inspector will attend the meeting to provide an update on matters raised at the last committee meetings. Councillors and Members of the public are invited to raise issues affecting local environmental quality.
Minutes:
Carolyn Turner, Public Realm Inspector, attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors and members of the public in relation to highway and environmental quality issues within the area represented by the Stepping Hill Area Committee.
The following additional issues were raised:-
· It was planned to repair the brick planter on Moorland in the comings days. The replacement of the fencing around the on Commercial Road had been completed.
· The Community Payback Team had been deployed at a number of site, including to the rear of the substation on Commercial Road car park and behind advertising hoarding on Macclesfield Road near Rising Sun public house. The steps from Spring Vale car park up to Beech Avenue had been cleared of vegetation and the hedges on Moreton Walk had been trimmed.
· Eight dog waste bag dispensers had been distributed to responsible dog owners this month. Interrogation of statistics of historical reports of fouling had identified possible hotspots for locations of dog fouling warning signs.
· Following feedback from the Area Committee about delays in replacement damaged or faulty road signs, additional funding had been allocated in this year’s maintenance budget to address these delays.
· Footway works were ongoing on Bonis Crescent; Carrfield Avenue; Maxwell Avenue; St Saviours Road; Aldwyn Crescent and Newlyn Close. Future works were programmed for Rhos Drive; Cotswold Avenue; Ringwood Avenue; Boscombe Drive; Crescent Close and Crescent Way.
· Carriageway works were planned for December 2018f or the full length of Beaufort Road; Cruttenden Road; Biddulph Avenue and part of Dovedale Road; Magda Road and Shearwater Road (Sanderling Road to Kingfisher Road).
· Problems with ponding on Lancaster Close and Warwick Drive which have been exacerbated by recent works to seal footway and carriageway cracks, preventing drainage. The contractor was investigating options.
· Warning had been issued to properties on Winnington Green and Dial Park Road, Offerton, in relation to accumulations of waste in gardens. Failure to remove the waste would result in an Abatement Notice being served.
· A Formal Notice has been served on a property in Great Moor requiring the cutting back of a hedge that was obstructing the footpath.
· An abandoned vehicle in Offerton had been passed to and removed by the DVLA.
· Following a report of fly tipping in Offerton, evidence was found relating to a domestic premises. The case related to a Stockport Homes property and details were passed to their Housing Officer who is to charge the householder for the removal of the fly-tipped waste.
The following additional issues were raised:-
· The layby on Jackson Lane had piles of spoil dumped and a request was made for them to be removed.
· Concerns were raised about new LED lamps on Withypool Drive and The Crescent with some residents claiming the lamps were too bright, others that they were not bright enough.
· Concerns were expressed about amount of fallen leaves around Brookside Close, Marple Road and St Johns Road and the danger this posed when wet.
· A lamp post on Wellfield Road had been knocked over and the hole filled with bitmac and clarification was sought on whether it would be replaced.
· A request was made to clear the site of the old scout hut on Beech Avenue.
· The build outs from the Asda Supermarket site adjacent to Cock Walk had excessive amounts of pigeon fouling.
· A progress update was requested in relation to hedge trimming on Torkington Road opposite Torkington Manor.
· There was a low hanging tree on the footpath between Wrights Bank and the Lisburne Lane fire station that needed attention, and blocked drain outside the rear gate to a property on Wrights Bank.
· A request was made for the Community Payback Team to be deployed around Offerton Fold.
· Concerns were expressed about bin access on Blackthorn Road.
· A streetlight had been left tilted at an angle that was shining light into a nearby property on the corner of Dunlin Close and Sanderling Road and a request was made for this to be addressed.
· Details of any guidelines the Council had in relation to firework sales was requested.
RESOLVED – That Carolyn Turner be thanked for her attendance.