Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report seeks approval for a design study into physical traffic calming on Carisbrooke Avenue in Hazel Grove.

The Area Committee is asked to make a decision on approving the design study at a cost of £1,000 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Stepping Hill ward allocation).

Officer contact: Max Townsend on 0161 474 4861 or email: max.townsend@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal for a design study into physical traffic calming on Carisbrooke Avenue in Hazel Grove.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Members stated they had requested that the speed limit be reduced to 20 mph and residents were supportive of this, however they would like a design study to explore the options for this road and surrounding cul-de-sacs.

·         It was noted that Lyndhurst Avenue received reports of speeding despite the indicator being there for a while and it was felt that the study should therefore be extended to Lyndhurst Avenue.

·         Members raised concerns about the cost of the study and subsequent proposed schemes. In response, it was noted that a proposal must first be on the table prior to discussions around available funds.

·         It was noted that as the ward boundaries were changing in six months, it should be considered how any left over money from the Delegated Budget was divided.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to a design study into physical traffic calming on Carisbrooke Avenue in Hazel Grove at a cost of £1,000 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Stepping Hill ward allocation).