BEECH CLOSE FOOTPATHS

I am pleased to announce that the footpaths on Beech Close will shortly be upgraded and improved, with the old flag stones removed and replaced with tarmac.  Many of the flag stones have become uneven and/or broken, presenting a hazard to pedestrians, particularly the elderly or people with pushchairs.  The work is due to be carried out before the end of March, or as soon as possible thereafter.

MOSS ROAD RESURFACING

I am pleased to confirm that the junction of Moss Road, Heyes Lane & Duke Street is due to be resurfaced shortly.  The work was confirmed at a meeting of the Wilmslow Area Highways Group on Thursday 9th March, which is funding the project at a cost of £5,000.  At the same time, three new short-stay parking bays will be created outside Grantham's shop. This is in response to concerns raised by local residents.

LAMP COLUMN UPDATE

I am pleased to confirm that the damaged lamp columns on Marlborough Avenue and Duke Street have been replaced this morning.  I have been pressing CE Highways to carry out this work for several weeks and they are in the process of replacing other damaged lamp columns across the village.  Any remaining damaged columns are due to be replaced before the end of April.

HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY

Many of you will shortly be receiving a Housing Needs Survey from Cheshire East Council. The Council, acting through its investment company, Engine of the North, is seeking to develop a small plot of land to the north of the village for affordable housing.  The proposal is to deliver approximately 12 new homes, which will be reserved for local people and at 50% less than the open market value.  Although the site is previously developed land (i.e. brownfield), it is also within the green belt, so there is a requirement for CEC to carry out a housing needs survey before taking the proposals any further.

DROPPED KERBS

I am pleased to confirm that some new dropped kerbs are to be installed at the junction of South Street & West Street, as well as at the end of Stevens Street.  The work is being done to help make the village centre more accessible to people with wheelchairs or mobility scooters.  The junction of South Street and West Street has been identified as a particular problem area, where wheelchair users currently have to leave the footpath by the West Street entrance to Royles Square without being able to see vehicles travelling along South Street.  The work at both junctions is being carried out at a total cost of £7,000 and is being funded via Section 106 contributions in lieu of the development at 17-23 London Road.

MARCH COMMUNITY SURGERY

I am pleased to confirm the date for my next Community Surgery, which will be on Saturday 25th March, starting at 10am at Aldeli.  Please come and join me to discuss any community issues that you are concerned about, or just to have a coffee and a chat about my role at Cheshire East.

WILMSLOW AREA HIGHWAY GROUP

The Wilmslow Area Highway Group meets twice a year to consider and allocate funding to small-scale road safety projects.  During 2016/17 the group has funded six projects; and I am delighted that five of them were in Alderley Edge (South Street, Brook Lane, Macclesfield Road, Trafford Road & Talbot Road).  The Group has an annual budget of about £22,000.

SOUTH ST ONE-WAY PLANS

I am pleased to share the draft proposals for a one-way system on South Street and West Street. The principal reason for this scheme is to improve pedestrian/vehicle safety at the junction of the two streets; however, we also have an opportunity to include George Street, thereby creating seven new short-stay parking bays in the village centre (shown in green on the plan). Please let me know what you think of the proposals, by visiting: http://cllrcraigbrowne.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/south-street-one-way-survey.html

SID DATA CONGLETON RD

Our new Speed Indicator Device (SID) has now been in position for one week and I thought residents might be interested in the data that has been recorded.  The total number of vehicles tracked was 12,587 of which 46.2% were above the speed limit at this location (30 mph). The average speed was 29.5 mph; however, the fastest recorded speed was 64 mph.

10 CONGLETON RD APPEALS

Unfortunately, I can now confirm that the applicant for the development at 10 Congleton Rd (refused unanimously by Northern Planning Committee in October) has lodged two appeals with the Planning Inspectorate. The appeals will be via written representation and interested parties have until 5th April to submit their comments. Please join me in fighting these appeals by registering your comments at:
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?CaseID=3168775&CoID=0 (four apartments)
https://acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.aspx?CaseID=3168773&CoID=0 (three apartments)

SOUTH STREET ONE-WAY SURVEY

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NEW LAMP COLUMNS

I am pleased to report that the lamp columns outside No.11 and No.17 Orchard Green, as well as No.14 Talbot Road, are due to be replaced between 6th - 8th March.  Cheshire East are gradually replacing all the old sodium lamps with energy efficient LEDs before the end of 2019.  I had recently reported problems with these lamps, therefore their replacement has been brought forward.

BEECH CLOSE ROUNDABOUT

I am pleased to report that the damage recently done to the roundabout has now been repaired and protective posts put in place.  I have been pressing CE Highways to put protective posts in since last summer and I am delighted that they have now done so. Hopefully this will prevent any further damage and the spring bulbs that were recently planted on the roundabout will be able to thrive.