George Street to close for up to seven months

Just amazed that this can happen , understand they have permission for upto 18 months ... seems to make a nonsense of other efforts re parking and traffic ..

I just find it incredible that 'whatever' they need to do is allowed to take so long. Surely this will adversely impact Alderley Edge traffic flow.

This seems very excessive and will badly affect the businesses around especially Foster F and C Shop and Coggles. This will also put pressure on a very tight junction off Chorley Hall Road en route to South Street Car Park.
Why couldn’t it be controlled by traffic lights and one way?

Who is the “developer”? Anyone local?

Absolutely ridiculous that the road needs to be closed for up to seven months.

Dear all,

I recently requested clarification on this from the Network Manager (CE Highways) and am pleased to post a copy of his response, below.

“The one way closure is to facilitate the renovation of a building on the corner of George Street and London Road. Originally the developer's contractor requested the closure to be a full closure. However the Network Management team realised that this would have a detrimental effect on the area and requested that the contractor revised their plans, hence a one way closure is the compromise. Vehicles will be prohibited to enter George Street at its junction of London Road, they will be diverted via Chorley Hall Lane onto South Grove. Vehicles will be allowed to exit George Street onto London Road.”

Kind regards,
Craig

Craig's post clarifies the situation somewhat. However, it raises the following points:

1) Planning applications are normally approved with a requirement to manage the impact on the surroundings, including highways. I would have thought that if this development necessitated full or partial road closure it should have been flagged at the time of the original planning application 3 years ago. Arguably that application should have been refused if it would necessitate significant traffic disruption over a period of up to 18 months.

2) If George Street has to be temporarily limited to one-way traffic, maybe that should be in the opposite direction given that access to West Street is also now prohibited from London Road.

Do developers pay for the period of time the road is closed ; if not that would focus minds

Thanks Craig for the further clarification and good compromise.

Hi Craig, I appreciate your efforts and compromise situation. That said the term 'one-way' isn't understood in this area of Cheshire as other 'one-ways' are totally disregarded. Frequently cars go the wrong way at Barclays Bank and indeed opposite on the road beside the Bubble room.

In case you had not seen, heard or felt the earth tremors... the piling work has begun on the corner of George Street and one seriously has to wonder at what cost to the 120 year old buildings in our neighbourhood. Our staff have been really disconcerted by shake of our building with each thump into the ground.

I notice that George Street has now been closed in both directions. By the way, the original notice of planning approval included the following:

Should piling be required, prior to the commencement of development the applicant shall submit a method statement, to be approved by the Local Planning Authority. The piling work shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved method statement:
The method statement shall include the following details:
1. Details of the method of piling
2. Days / hours of work
3. Duration of the pile driving operations (expected starting date and completion date)
4. Prior notification to the occupiers of potentially affected properties
5. Details of the responsible person (e.g. site manager / office) who could be contacted in the event of complaint

As a resident of Arderne Place, where was the consultation?
Also, it’s getting nigh impossible to get a delivery as the road is blocked and people are parking in front of the Arderne Place sign so no one knows where it is!!!!
Can’t we get the traffic wardens to do something about this as surely it’s a risk in case of emergency services access too?
Appalling

I just wondered @Craig when permission was given to re-block the whole of George Street? I was attempting two turn from South Grove into the remaining area of George Street this morning at approximately 09:15 and the area immediately before the barrier section was blocked by a large Cement mixer truck, I sort of waved as to when I could get past and he refused to clear the road and made me either reverse back down Grove or mount the pavement to get by. I passed again at 10:30 and although the truck had gone the whole of the building zone area of George street was blocked and coned off, with mini digger trucks in operation. I do think that the contractors are pushing the boundaries, literally and figuratively.