The next Cheadle Area Committee meeting is at 6pm on Tuesday 23rd September 2014 at the Ladybridge Park Residents Club, Edenbridge Road, Cheadle Hulme. All welcome, as ever.
Items on the agenda include
- Planning application to demolish the Malt Shovels pub on Councillor Lane and replace it with a new-build Spar convenience store including car parking and ATM.
- post-development works at the Demmings Estate (new houses off Wool Lane).
- Proposal to change the footpath between Foxland Road and Hawthorne Road, Gatley into a bridleway, so allowing cycling along it (particularly for children going to Gatley Primary, Lum Head and Kingsway where we want to get more kids on bikes and out of cars).
- Two big new 20mph zones in Gatley, covering the Cambridge Road/Pendlebury Road estate and Church Road and roads off (Oakwood, Elm, Beech, Hawthorne, Burnside, Stonpail Road, Gatley Green…)
- Improvements in cycle access to Gatley Station and through to the South Park Road Estate from Gatley.
- Proposed road safety scheme on Councillor Lane (near Peover Walk and the parade of shops)
- Amendments to parking restrictions on Elm Road, Gatley to improve parking around the church (requested by residents).
- Request to allow 10 Makers’ Market stalls to be situation on Hall Street Green for the 4th October and 1st November markets.
The upgrades around the station look pretty positive; it will make life much easier when taking the cycle trailer to the station or Gatley Medical Practice.
A couple of questions/issues…
1) There doesn’t seem to be any cycle parking at the station – maybe I missed it or its just not labelled, but the whole thing is pretty pointless if you can’t park your bike there.
2) Is there any budget to improve the bridleway after its designation? It’s very narrow after the junction with Beech Avenue until you get to the running track and frequently gets overgrown.
Hi Alex,
1. We are hoping to get cycle parking at the station, but because it’s Network Rail property it doesn’t appear on the Area Committee agenda since is isn’t something councillors can decide on.
2. Yes, especially at the Foxland end, but we may need to do more.
Slightly concerned that there are changes planned to the Foxland end, since between there and Beech is nice and easily passable with the bike and trailer… If anti-motorbike measures get introduced there I may have to start using the A560 for the school run which would be quite an unpleasant way to start and finish each day!
Why has the agenda and minutes been deleted?
Hi John – no idea, probably a technical issue. I’ll investigate but in the meantime you can see all the documents on the Council website at http://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=149&MId=6024