Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report seeks funding approval for the provision of a public consultation to establish whether a permit parking scheme in Edgeley would be supported by residents.

The Area Committee is requested to:

1)    note the report; and 

2)    give approval to the allocation of £3000 from the Delegated Budget (Edgeley ward allocation) to facilitate the progression of a public consultation to establish whether a Permit Parking scheme would be supported by residents.

Officer contact: Graham O'Connor 0161 474 5057 | graham.oconnor@stockport.gov.uk   

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which sought funding approval for the provision of a public consultation to establish whether a permit parking scheme in Edgeley would be supported by residents.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Thanks were expressed to the Mayoral Development Corporation for their recognition of the potential increase in expected parking issues.

·         It was requested that a meeting be arranged with the Ward Highways Spokesperson in advance of the consultation release, to enable residents to be made aware of the approaching consultation.  

·         Members were interested to know how the council would identify which cars belonged to residents. Further, how the council intended to deal with people parking further out to avoid restrictions.

·         It was reiterated that work on the Controlled Parking Zone should be taken forward as soon as possible, as the work would impact all wards, and a joined-up approach was needed to tackle parking issues in the Central Stockport area.

RESOLVED – (1) that the report be noted; and

(2) that approval be given to the allocation of £3,000 from the Delegated Budget (Edgeley ward allocation) to facilitate the progression of a public consultation to establish whether a Residents Permit Parking Scheme in the Edgeley area would be supported by residents.