As reported last week, a number of highways projects have been approved which will be funded by Section 106 money.*
One of these is widening the footpath on Chorley Hall Lane on the section over the railway bridge which will involved introducing a one-way system on part of the road.
Councillor Craig Browne said "The project will require the introduction of a one-way system, because the road is not wide enough for both a footpath extension and two-way traffic. The proposal has yet to go to public consultation, but is likely to include a one-way system between Greenlands Walk and Carlisle Street. This option will cost in the region of £10,000.
"An alternative, which I know some residents would prefer, is a traffic light system, which would enable two-way traffic to be maintained. The difficulty is that this option would cost in the region of £100,000 and therefore is not really feasible.
"Another option of course, is to do nothing and to leave the footpath as it is, but personally I would prefer to get it sorted."
What do you think about introducing a one-way system on Chorley Hall Lane? Share your thoughts via the comment box below.
*Section 106 is money paid by developers to the council to mitigate the impact of a development on its surroundings. As part of the planning permission a legal agreement is made specifying how much money the developer must pay and what it will be spent on, such as improvements to highways and drainage, public transport, schools and parks.
Comments
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Cheshire East must receive millions a year in S106 payments from developers and doing it properly to avoid diverting people through the centre of the village must be the right thing to do after spending so much on a bypass to cut down the traffic.
Cheshire East must receive millions a year in S106 payments from developers and doing it properly to avoid diverting people through the centre of the village must be the right thing to do after spending so much on a bypass to cut down the traffic.
I don't know if you missed last week's article http://bit.ly/2dYvnsf, but the funds available through Scheme 2a (which were raised through the development at 17-23 London Road) amount to £59,283 and that is not enough to pay for traffic lights at this location.
One of the tasks I've been involved in as a member of Scrutiny Committee at CEC has been to identify and encourage Cheshire East to be more transparent about what S106 monies can be used for. S106 contributions are legal agreements between developers and Cheshire East, which can only be spent in the locations they are raised within* and on specific types of project which are clearly set out in those agreements.
The other funds which have been raised (and are therefore available to be spent) within Alderley Edge are: 226a (£21,179), 226b (£7,060) and 274 (£40,084) all of which can only be spent on improvements to public open spaces, in particular, the park, Chorley Hall Lane Playing Field and the various allotment sites around the village.
Kind regards,
Craig
*Scheme 221 is for an affordable housing contribution of £87,500 which can be spent in any rural location, not necessarily Alderley Edge.
I remember watching a Standard 2-10-0 steam engine chuntering away in the siding to the left of the bridge in this picture. Happy days.
PS. Why does the footpath need widening?
One way would have to be into the village otherwise we would have to turn right out of Ryles Lane which we all know is near impossible to do safely.
Peter Bean
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The two projects are not linked. The footpath remains dangerous and for many years has been inaccessible to anyone with either a pushchair or a wheelchair. We now have an opportunity to make the footpath safer, as well as potentially introducing traffic calming measures and creating some additional on-street parking spaces at the same time.
Kind regards,
Craig
Excellent Idea.
As a resident, I have the following concerns with a one-way system, either way, there will be more cars funnelled to go down Ryleys Lane which at the present time is untenable (i) three schools, with lots of cars dropping and picking up the school children (ii) numerous parked cars some dangerously parked both on Ryleys Lane and Redesmere Drive entrance (iii) the new proposed crossing from Eaton Drive (iv) queues of cars on Ryleys Lane attempting to join London Road (v) school children crossing between the parked cars. Most residents use Chorley Hall Lane to avoid these issues, and when the Parish Council close the High Street for one event or another, Chorley Hall Lane is the only road one can use to bypass the village. I would agree though that someone should stop the illegal cars parked for fish and chips, and stop heavy load vehicles from going down Chorley Hall Lane in either direction.
The initial proposal is to include the section between Greenlands Walk & Carlisle Street, with vehicles permitted to travel towards the village; however, this has yet to go to formal consultation, so there could yet be some amendments.
Kind regards,
Craig