Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

To report the results of a recent localised consultation regarding the proposed Sparrow Crossing at Cheadle Road, Cheadle, and to request approval for the proposal.

Officer contact: Nick Whelan 0161 474 4907 | nick.whelan@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals for the implementation of a sparrow crossing on Cheadle Road, Cheadle.

Members were advised that a resident had asked if a dropped crossing for their driveway could be provided as part of the scheme. This proposed work was not shown on plan presented to the Area Committee. However, it was proposed that this work be shown on an amended plan for agreement by the Cabinet Member, so that the work could be provided as part of the scheme.

In response to a question as to whether motorists would need to give way to cyclists at the junction near to the entrance to the hotel, members were advised that the council were not proposing to formally mark with the area with give way markings due to the nature of the junction. However, it was expected that drivers would naturally slow down due to the traffic calming measures (raised table), and were more likely to informally give way to cyclists, in line with the newly issued Highway Code guidance. 

RESOLVED - (1) That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration be recommended to give approval to the proposals for the scheme between Shiers Drive and Bruntwood Lane, including the controlled crossing of Cheadle Road as shown in Appendix B.

(2) That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration be recommended to give approval to the legal advertising of the associated Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Local Distributor and Local Access Roads (Appendix C).

(3) That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration be recommended to give approval to the legal advertising of the associated Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Strategic Highways and District Distributor Roads (Appendix C) and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders.