Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Director of Place Management and Assistant Director for Legal & Democratic Governance.

The report sets out the objections made in relation to the proposed Traffic Regulation Orders connected to the ATF4 Romiley project and seeks approval for the introduction of the Traffic Regulation Orders as originally advertised.

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services approves the scheme as originally advertised.

Officer contact: Zoe Allen on 0161 474 3138 or email zoe.allen@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the objections made in relation to the proposed Traffic Regulation Orders connected to the ATF4 Romiley project and seeking approval for the introduction of the Traffic Regulation Orders as originally advertised.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

·         Members noted the ATF4 Romiley Project had been in development for a number of years and that engagement had taken place between Councillors, members of the public, stakeholder groups such as Walk Ride Romiley and council officers.

·         Residents had expressed concern about ten meter junction protections and members asked whether ten metres was necessary.

·         Members were advised that a ten meter junction protection had been recommended to accord with Section 243 of the Highway Code which stated that stopping or parking was not allowed ‘opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space’.

·         Members were also advised that a shorter junction protection order could be legally made and that this had been done in other locations across the borough.

·         A vehicle parked within ten meters of a junction could be deemed to be committing an offence as in contravention of the Highway Code, even in the absence of a TRO. 

·         Members had communicated with residents on the necessity of a TRO at that junction where parking had led to difficulties for passing cars; a shortening of the junction protection was a reasonable compromise.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services be recommended to make the Order as advertised subject to the amendment of that element of the proposed scheme that related to the introduction of a 'No Waiting at Any Time' traffic regulation order at the, Beech Lane / Church Lane / Chadkirk Road/ Urwick Road junction to reduce the extent of the proposed junction protection measures from 10 metres to 5 metres.