Issue - meetings

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

The report details the findings of a consultation exercise for the Road Safety around Schools scheme around Great Moor Junior and Infant Schools and to seek approval for the introduction of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and associated signage, implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving; bollards; and new school warning signs.

The Area Committee is recommended to give approval to the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendix A of the report, and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders to be funded from the Road Safety Around Schools Programme Budget.

Officer contact: Caroline Aylmer-Shanks on 0161-474-4840 or email: c.aylmer-shanks@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 the findings of a consultation exercise for the Road Safety around Schools scheme around Great Moor Junior and Infant Schools and seeking approval for the introduction of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and associated signage, implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving; bollards; and new school warning signs.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·      That the responses to the consultation were divided roughly evenly between those supported and opposed to the scheme, and that in the absence of a majority against the proposals, the measures were worth pursuing in the interests of the safety of children attending the school.

·      That the size of the reduction in the provision of on-street parking had been reduced from that of the previous consultation.

·      That safety around schools was a pressing issue and that the scheme deserved support.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to:-

(1) The legal advertising of the package of traffic regulations detailed in Appendix A to the report and the associated revocations and, subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders.

(2) The installation of signage, implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving; bollards; and new school warning signs associated with the above traffic regulation order and as detailed in the report

(3) That it be noted that any costs associated with this decision were to be funded from the Road Safety around Schools programme budget allocation.

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

The report details the findings of a consultation exercise for the Road Safety around Schools scheme around Great Moor Junior and Infant Schools and to seek approval for the introduction of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and associated signage, implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving; bollards; and new school warning signs.

The Area Committee is recommended to give approval to the legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendix A of the report, and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders to be funded from the Road Safety Around Schools Programme Budget.

Officer contact: Caroline Aylmer-Shanks on 0161-474-4840 or email: c.aylmer-shanks@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) submitted a report of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the findings of a consultation exercise for the Road Safety around Schools scheme around Great Moor Junior and Infant Schools and to seek approval for the introduction of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and associated signage, implementation of dropped kerbs with tactile paving; bollards; and new school warning signs.

The representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal and Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) reported that Appendix A to the report which detailed the schedule of proposed traffic regulation orders had been omitted from the published agenda, and consequently the committee was advised that it would not be possible for approval to be given to the scheme at the meeting.

RESOLVED – (8 for, 1 against) That consideration of the item be deferred until the next meeting of the Area Committee.