Agenda item

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

This report details the results of a consultation on the Mayor’s Challenge Fund proposals (A-I) below for improvements to:

A - A footpath linking Lowick Close with Hatherlow Lane;

B - Paths in Torkington Park;

C - Filter point on Mill Lane

D - Filter points on Wild Street;

E - Filter point on Neville Street;

F - The junction of Hazelwood Road and Torkington Road;

G - Footpath 77 from Sandown Road to the A6;

H - A crossing point on Chester Road close to Hazel Grove Station;

I - Minor improvements at Mill Lane / A6 / New Moor Lane junction and A6 / Mount Pleasant Toucan crossing.

The Area Committee is recommended to:-

(1) Note that following the consultation it is recommended to proceed with Proposals A,B,C,D,E,F,H & I.

(2) That it be recommended that Proposal G be reviewed in light of comments received to consider potential alternatives and those findings will be presented to a future meeting of this committee following further public engagement.

(3) Recommend that the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration gives approval to the implementation of the schemes A,B,C,D,E,F,H & I described in this report and the legal advertising of the traffic regulation orders detailed within Appendix B of the report and, subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders.

(4) Give approval to the Bridleway Creation Order contained in Appendix B of the report.

Officer contact: Nick Whelan on 0161 474 4907 or email: nick.whelan@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the results of a consultation on the Mayor’s Challenge Fund (MCF) proposals for improvements to:

A.   A footpath linking Lowick Close with Hatherlow Lane;

B.   Paths in Torkington Park;

C.   Filter point on Mill Lane;

D.   Filter points on Wild Street;

E.   Filter point on Neville Street;

F.    The junction of Hazelwood Road and Torkington Road;

G.   Footpath 77 from Sandown Road to the A6;

H.   A crossing point on Chester Road close to Hazel Grove Station; and

I.     Minor improvements at Mill Lane / A6 / New Moor Lane junction and A6 / Mount Pleasant Toucan crossing

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         It was noted that recommendation (G) “Footpath 77 from Sandown Road to the A6”, would not be taken forward at this stage due to the concerns raised by local residents. However, improved solutions were being looked in to address the concerns that had been raised.

·         Clarification was sought regarding whether the Council should be bidding for inclusion in the MCF programme or if it was a phased programme and the Council would have an opportunity to feed into it at a later stage. In response it was commented that the Mayor of Greater Manchester had committed £160m for walking and cycling improvements across the GM area and local authorities were invited to bid for the various schemes.

RESOLVED – (1) That it be noted that proposal (G) - “Footpath 77 from Sandown Road to the A6” would be reviewed in light of comments received from local residents and that consideration would be given to potential alternatives with the findings being presented to a future meeting of the Area Committee.

(2) That approval be given to proposals A,B,C,D, E & F as outlined in the report, and to the legal advertising of the associated package of Traffic Regulation Orders (as detailed in Appendix C of the report), insofar as they related to Local Distributor and Local Access Roads within their purview. and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the Orders.

(3) That the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration be recommended to give approval to the proposals F,H & I as outlined in the report and to the legal advertising of the associated package of Traffic Regulation Orders (as detailed in Appendix C of the report), insofar as they related to Strategic Highways and District Distributor Roads, and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the Orders.

(4) That approval be given to the legal advertising of the proposed Permissive Shared Routes (as detailed in Section 6 of Appendix C of the report) and subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the Orders.