Agenda and minutes

Councillor Betty Howell, a Local Ward Member for Crewe South

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

During public speaking time, members of the public may ask questions of the appropriate Cabinet member who has responsibility for the matter in question. Where a member of the public wishes to ask a question of a Cabinet member at an executive meeting, 3 clear working days’ notice must be given to the Democratic Services Manager.

There were no questions from members of the public.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2009.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting of 9 July 2009 be approved as a correct record.

The Cabinet Member for Environmental Services accepted this item of an urgent item of business as provided by Paragraph 43.6 of the Executive Procedure Rules. The item was urgent because the need to seek specific approval of the charges had been identified only within the last few days during the drafting of the order and therefore it could not meet the usual reporting timetable.

At the meeting of 9 July 2009 the Cabinet Member approved, subject to statutory consultation, the introduction of car parking control at the Civic Centre (Library) Car Park, Crewe. It had been anticipated that the statutory consultation for the amendments to the 2008 Order would have commenced before the meeting of 3 August 2009. Without approval of the charges to be implemented, however, the statutory period could not be commenced.

The supplementary report now before the Cabinet Member sought approval of the charges of £2.50 per day or £400 for an annual contract permit. The site had previously been managed by Cheshire County Council outside of car park order control and the proposed charges mirrored the existing charges on the site.

RESOLVED

That subject to the 21 days’ statutory consultation already in progress, a further amendment be made to the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich (General) (Off Street Parking Places) (Consolidation) (Minor) Order 2008, to introduce charging at £2.50 per day or £400 for an annual contract permit.

At the meeting held on 19^th May 2009, the Cabinet Member authorised the Borough Solicitor to advertise an intention to make an Order, the effect of which would be to amend the Macclesfield Borough Council (Off-Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement and Consolidation) Order 2008 to include The Carrs (Chancel Lane) Car Park, Wilmslow.

The Cabinet Member is invited to consider the report of the Head of Safer and Stronger Communities which gives details of one representation received during the consultation period.

The Cabinet Member gave further consideration to the proposed off-street car parking order for the Carrs (Chancel Lane) Car Park, Wilmslow following representations received in relation to the advertised proposals.

The intention to make an order on the car park had originally been advertised on 12 February 2009 following approval of the former Macclesfield Borough Council Cabinet on 4 February 2009. Representations had then been received and the proposals had been modified to reflect the needs of Park and Parish Hall users. The proposal to make the order was subsequently re-advertised on 4 June 2009, incorporating the agreed revisions and following Cabinet Member approval on 19 May 2009. One representation to the re-advertised order had been received and this related to the proposed charging structure and not to the principle of introducing the car park control order on the car park.

RESOLVED

That, the representations received having been considered,

(1)   the level of charges be approved in accordance with the advertised notice of proposals; and

(2)   the Borough Solicitor be authorised to make the Cheshire East Borough Council (Off Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement and Consolidation) (Amendment No.1) Order 2009 (amending the Macclesfield Borough Council (Off Street Parking Places) (Civil Enforcement and Consolidation) Order 2008).

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Services which gives details of an application received from the owners of the property at 134 Nantwich Road, Crewe.  The request is to stop-up an area of highway land shown hatched on the attached plan.  

An application has been received from the owners of the property at 134 Nantwich Road, Crewe to stop up an adjacent area of highway land.

The Council had the power under Section 117 of the Highways Act 1980 to make such an application on behalf of another person.

The proposals were consistent with the Council’s Policy on Highways Maintenance and were in accordance with the duty placed on the Authority under Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980.

Local Ward Members Councillors David Cannon and Betty Howell were unable to attend the meeting but had forwarded their comments which were reported.

RESOLVED

That the area of highway land shown hatched on the plan attached to the report be declared unnecessary and surplus to Highways Operations requirements, and an application be submitted to the Magistrates’ Court for all rights to be stopped-up over this area, in accordance with Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980.

The former Crewe and Nantwich Highways and Transportation Local Joint Committee has previously considered reports in respect of a 7.5 tonne environmental weight limit in the area around Barthomley.  The Local Joint Committee resolved to defer a decision to a future meeting.

The report of the Head of Environmental Services considers the implications of introducing such an Order.

The Cabinet Member considered a report on the implications of introducing a 7.5T environmental weight limit in the area around Barthomley following concerns expressed by local residents about HCVs using the area as an alternative route, particularly during periods when the surrounding road network was closed.

The available data suggested that a 7.5T Environmental Weight Limit was not justified and there were concerns about the effects of placing restrictions at the Borough’s boundary and not at junctions. However, an experimental order would allow a full assessment of the effects of the proposal to be undertaken.

RESOLVED

That an experimental traffic regulation order be introduced, the effect of which will be to prevent heavy commercial vehicles over 7.5 tonnes from proceeding along the lengths of roads shown on the plan attached to the report except for access.

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Services which gives details of a request from the Safer Communities Partnership to make an amendment to the Lunt Avenue/Ruskin Road/Smallman Road/Tynedale Avenue, Crewe Gating Scheme in the Crewe South Ward.

The Cabinet Member is recommended to approve the request.

The Cabinet Member considered a request by the Safer Communities Partnership for a further amendment to the Lunt Avenue/Ruskin Road/Smallman Road/Tynedale Avenue, Crewe Gating Scheme in the Crewe South Ward to enable the gating to alleyways at Lunt Avenue, Ruskin Road, Smallman Road and Tynedale Avenue to proceed.

Local Ward Member Councillor Betty Howell was unable to attend the meeting but had forwarded her comments which were reported.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   authority be granted to advertise the amended proposal to make a gating order under section 129A of the Highways Act 1980 and if no objections are received, the gating order be made, for the alleyways contained by Gates 332,375,335,336,331,334 and 330 indicated on the plan attached to the report; and

(2)   authority be granted to erect gate 333 in respect of the unadopted passageway adjacent to Tyndale Avenue as indicated on the plan attached to the report.