Agenda item

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

The reports sets out details of the results of a recent consultation for the Cheadle Towns Fund Accelerated Measures.

The Area Committee is requested to recommend the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration gives approval for proposals C and E and the legal advertising of the associated Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Strategic Highways and District Distributor Roads (contained in appendix D) and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the Orders.

Officer Contact: Katy Farrer on 0161 474 4907 or email: katy.farrer@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which set out details of the results of a recent consultation for the Cheadle Towns Fund Accelerated Measures.

In July 2020 the Government had announced that £500k of Accelerated Towns Funding was available to Cheadle, in addition to the main Cheadle Towns Fund. A package of projects had been approved by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and supported by the Cheadle Town Board in principle, and had now been developed in detail for delivery as part of  these advanced works by March 2021.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

·         Members asked what the practicalities were in relation to installing a speed camera. Members were advised that the Council did not have the power to enforce moving traffic offences. As only the Police could do this, there would be limited benefit to installing a camera.

·         Members commented that the measures on Councillor Lane would be welcomed by local residents.

·         A short discussion took place relating to the design of the splitter island as part of the Councillor Lane improvements and how this would work in practice.

·         Concerns were raised relating to the ‘policing’ of the school streets pilot on Ashfield Crescent, Cheadle and why the Council was not following the successful model of other school streets.  It was felt by Members that by not doing this, the scheme was at risk of failing. In response, Members were advised that this could be investigated further along with different methods of enforcement.  At this stage the proposals were only being introduced on a trial basis.

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to proposals A and B, and the statutory legal advertising of the associated Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Local Distributor and Local Access Roads (contained in Appendix D) and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Orders be made.

 (2) That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration be recommended to give approval to proposals C and E and the statutory legal advertising of the associated Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Strategic Highways and District Distributor Roads (contained in Appendix D) and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Orders be made.