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Resident Parking Scheme - Old Reading Rooms

Meeting: 29/11/2023 - Marple Area Committee (Item 11)

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To consider a report of the Director for Place Management.

 

This report provides details relating to a desktop study of the parking availability for Old Reading Rooms following a petition from the residents for a Resident Parking Scheme.

 

The Area Committee is asked to consider the options below and recommend to the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways & Transport Services to approve their recommendation:-

 

a)    Not to provide permits as per the original planning application.

b)    Provide one temporary permit per property to the existing named residents until they move (any new resident would not be issued with a permit), on approval of the Director for Place Management and the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transportation.

c)    Provide one permit per property as part of a new RPS, unless the area changes and a review is required.

 

Officer contact: Gemma Brady | gemma.brady@stockport.gov.uk   

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A representative of the Assistant Director for Legal & Democratic Governance submitted a report of the Director of Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) relating to a desktop study of the parking availability for Old Reading Rooms following a petition from the residents for a Resident Parking Scheme.

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

 

(2) That the Cabinet Member of Parks, Highways and Transport Services be recommended to approve the following changes to the report -

 

A temporary single one year resident parking permit per property at a cost of £42.50 per permit.  For 229A Market Place and Flats No 1 – 6 Old Reading Room, George Street Compstall. (Seven in total). During this time surveys will be carried out to assess the impact on the car parks and surrounding streets.  These survey to include weekends, holidays and local festivals as well as weekdays.