At Tuesday’s Cheadle Area Committee, the Lib Dems approved the detailed plans for a new puffin crossing to replace the zebra crossing on Schools Hill. The new crossing can hopefully be put in soon – and not before time, after several accidents over the last year.

Other decisions taken at Area Committee include:

• The Planning application DC49292 to extend the previous planning permission given for a “social, welfare and educational centre” at 40 Foxland Road, Gatley was granted – councillors looked at the application closely and found no planning grounds to reject it.
• The 20mph zone for Broadway area of Cheadle was approved – this is the result of a Lib Dem campaign where we consulted residents on extending the existing zone and found more than 90% in favour.
• Double yellow lines at the junction of Broadway Avenue and Broadway, Cheadle were approved.
• A new parking scheme, including residents parking, for the adopted end of Depleach Road, Cheadle was approved.

(These still need to be legally advertised before they can go ahead).