Agenda item

To consider a report of the Service Director (Place Management)

The Council is reviewing the way it runs its car parks and as part of this has developed a draft strategy for parking.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the draft strategy.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson, Tel: 474 4351, email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Service Director (Place Management) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Committee’s comments on the draft strategy for parking which had been developed as part of the review of the way the Council ran its car parks. The document was a high level consultation document, not a vision for the future, and had been subject to consultation with other bodies such as the village partnerships.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

•           the advantages of having limited parking bays outside businesses in the district and local centres.

•           The need for the parking scheme on first team match days and events at Edgeley Park Stadium to be re-examined.

•           Officers were thanked for a walkabout with local traders in Hazel Grove.

•           It was suggested that maybe the document could be submitted to the Area Committees as part of the consultation process.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.