Cheshire East is planning to ban parking on sections of nine residential streets in the village to improve safety around the schools.
The Council is proposing to introduce an order which prohibits vehicles from stopping at all times of day around road junctions to prevent dangerous and obstructive parking.
Councillor Craig Browne explained "The parking restrictions are being introduced in the interests of child safety around heavily used school drop-off points and have been discussed with headteachers of the relevant schools, as well as with local residents who have become concerned about obstructive parking.
"This follows on from an extension of the no-parking zone outside Ryleys Farm, which was completed last week."
The proposal is to ban parking in the following areas:
Grasmere Road
East side - from its junction with Windermere Drive for a distance of 10 metres in a southerly direction.
West side - from its junction with Windermere Drive for a distance of 15 metres in a southerly direction.
Windermere Drive
South side - from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Grasmere Road to a point 10 metres west of its junction with Grasmere Road.
Both sides - from its junction with Redesmere Drive for a distance of 10 metres in a westerly direction.
Redesmere Drive
West side - from a point 10 metres north of its junction with Windermere Drive to a point 30 metres south of its junction with Windermere Drive.
Both sides - from its junction with Ryleys Lane for a distance of 10 metres in a southerly direction.
Ryleys Lane
South side - from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Redesmere Drive to a point 10 metres west of its junction with Redesmere Drive.
North side - from a point 17 metres east of its junction with Eaton Drive to a point 17 metres west of its junction with Eaton Drive.
Eaton Drive
West side - from its junction with Ryleys Lane to a point 50 metres east of its junction with Sutton Road.
East side - from its junction with Ryleys Lane for a distance of 10 metres in a northerly direction.
East side - from a point 10 metres south of its junction with Meadow Brow for a distance of 55 metres in a north- westerly direction.
South side - from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Sutton Road to a point 10 metres west of its junction with Sutton Road.
North side - from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Wilton Crescent to a point 10 metres west of its junction with Wilton Crescent.
Meadow Brow
Both sides - from its junction with Eaton Drive for a distance of 10 metres in a easterly direction.
Both sides - from its junction with Eaton Drive for a distance of 13 metres in a westerly direction.
Sutton Road
Both sides - from its junction with Eaton Drive for a distance of 10 metres in a southerly direction.
Wilton Crescent
Both sides - from its junction with Eaton Drive for a distance of 10 metres in a northerly direction.
Additionally, Cheshire East Council is proposing ban parking from 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday on the following roads:
Church Lane
North side - from of its junction with Ryleys Lane for a distance of 7 metres in a northwest direction.
Ryleys Lane
South side - from a point 10 metres east of its junction with Redesmere Drive for a distance of 68 metres in a easterly direction.
The map above shows the areas affected, the blue lines indicate where the Council is proposing to introduce no waiting at any time, the red lines are where they are proposing to introduce no waiting Monday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm and the green lines show where there is an existing yellow line.
Anyone wishing to object to the proposed Order, or any provision contained within it, or make any other representations, may do so in writing to Mr R Welch, Cheshire East Highways, 6th Floor, Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, CW1 2LL by 10th September. If making an objection you must specify the grounds on which it is made.
Comments
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I am pleased you recognise the logic of this scheme from a (child) safety point of view. Likewise, I recognise that it will not solve the problem.
We are working hard on a number of possible parking solutions; however, the terms large, cheap and convenient tend to be mutually exclusive.
A full report on progress will be given at our next informal public meeting.
At first blush the restrictions are a welcome relief to the local residents in that they will limit some of the insane aspects of car abandonment carried out by certain parents.
However, as with all parking changes, there will be knock on 'unintended' consequences.
The most obvious of these is that two tiny dead end avenues, Meadscroft Drive and Meadow Brow will become parking havens for the car abandoners !
Meadscroft Drive has already seen one Chelsea tractor keyed and the police involved with an allegation of criminal damage without resoloution. We do not want to see more of this sort of vigilante action in the streets surrounding the school.
If the parking issues surrounding the school has shown one thing about society, it is that neither a minority of the motorists nor a minority of the residents can be trusted to act responsibly. The council should not open up possibilities of conflict.
So - generally I support the restrictions - so long as there is enforcement - but - we do need something to help the two little streets !
I hope you can fix this - it's not like it's a bypass - which I achieved.
I don't think it will make much of a difference. I expect most drivers that parked illegally before will do the same. Illegal parking is so common it is mostly ignored by authorities and drivers know that. The punishment is no incentive and this area needs to be addressed as well as an increase in enforcement.
Let's hope if that does still happen there is a clause in which yellow lines and speed limit enforcements are placed from the lethal parked on bend which runs from Granthams to the old library and beyond.
There is an urgent situation on Trafford Road hill out of the village. Again parked cars causing single lane traffic on a blind bend.
I know this article is in relation to child safety around schools but there are some more urgent issues that can be easily addressed to increase the safety of drivers around the village.
Quite honestly and speaking from experience, no amount of yellow lines around schools will discourage those people who regularly offend . The Headteacher of my kids school spent months standing on the surrounding streets at drop off and pick up time taking car regs and naming and shaming them in the school newsletter to no long lasting effect! The police have other things to do and it's a terrible shame that some parents will risk children's safety for the sake of a 2 minute walk to the school gate.
Sheer laziness
Just to follow up on your points regarding Trafford Road (upper section between Chapel Road & Macclesfield Road), I have been working with Highways on a Traffic Regulation Order to try and address this problem. The proposals are due to be advertised from 10th September, following which there will be a three-week consultation period for residents to register either their support or any concerns. A copy of the proposals will also be available at the Parish Council meeting next Monday evening.
A mini was also parked across the Eaton Drive junction blocking one side of the road. (Photographs of all of the above are available).
And no sign of any attempt at enforcement.
It doesn't matter what steps are taken, these selfish, lazy morons will abandon their vehicles anywhere.
Any follow up regarding Heyes Lane parking, speed limit and proposed car park?
The Cheshire East Cabinet Member has been to visit Alderley Edge this morning in order to view the situation first-hand. We are working on a number of schemes, but unfortunately they are going to take time to implement.
Best wishes,
Craig
1. Paint the whole village with double yellow lines and resident parking at residential areas.
2. Employees and customers can't find parking.
3. Shop and business closes due to lack of customer.
4. Without shops and businesses then no workers to leave cars on village road all day.
Problem solved!
Optional solution:
1. Build long term car park.
2. Encourage or enforce business staffs to use the long term car park.
3. Village roads get freed up.
4. Easier for customers to find parking.
5. Businesses and village thrives.