Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive.

The report details a number of concerns raised regarding parking on Dorset Avenue, Bramhall, specifically that motorists are parking their vehicles along the east side of Dorset Avenue, sometimes in an erratic manner which is causing access issues for other motorists, including residents, as the carriageway is relatively narrow.  It has also been reported that vehicles are sometimes parked on the bend, on junctions and opposite junctions reducing visibility, and causing safety concerns.

The Area Committee is recommended to give approval to the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendix A to the report, and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders at a cost of £1,400 to be funded form the Area Committee’ Delegate Budget (Bramhall North ward allocation).

Officer contact: Nicola Ryan on 0161 474 4348 or email: nicola.ryan@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer)  submitted a report of the  Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a number of concerns raised regarding parking on Dorset Avenue, Bramhall, specifically that motorists were parking their vehicles along the east side of Dorset Avenue, sometimes in an erratic manner which was causing access issues for other motorists, including residents, as the carriageway was relatively narrow. It had also been reported that vehicles were sometimes parked on the bend, on junctions and opposite junctions reducing visibility, and causing safety concerns.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         It was commented that the issues on Dorset Avenue were closely tied to parking issues in Bramhall Park and that the success of the park had had a detrimental impact on the parking situation on the surrounding streets. Members hoped for a specific plan for the parking issues at Bramhall Park.

·         It was noted that ward members were in ongoing discussions with officers with regard to a long-term solution for parking in the area, and that any proposals would be brought back to the area committee once they were closer to completion.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendix A to the report, and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders at a cost of £1,400 to be funded form the Area Committee’ Delegate Budget (Bramhall North ward allocation).