A new 20mph speed limit, two pedestrian crossings and waiting restrictions across six Marple roads are set to take effect on 14 July after a senior Stockport councillor overruled formal objections to the scheme. The package of highway safety measures, linked to the Marple Leisure and Community Hub development, won approval from the Cabinet Member for Parks, Highways & Transport Services on 30 June.
The changes extend the 20mph limit to cover the full length of Hollins Lane and introduce a Zebra crossing there, alongside a Toucan crossing on Stockport Road. Waiting restrictions will be introduced on Station Road, Garth Road, Ley Hey Road, Bradshaw Road, Winnington Road and Parkfield Avenue, and an existing speed hump on Memorial Drive will be amended. The decision, published on 7 July, faces a call-in deadline of 13 July. If no councillors trigger a review before then, the orders come into force the following day.
Two formal objections were lodged during the statutory consultation period between 25 March and 13 April, with a further late objection from a Hollins Lane resident. Concerns raised included the impact of the Toucan crossing on congestion, loss of parking near the cinema, and the removal of stopping access outside a property on Hollins Lane. The Marple Area Committee had already endorsed the proposals at its meeting on 17 June, noting they are required by Condition 30 of the planning approval that the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee granted for the hub in August 2024.
Funding for the scheme comes from the UK Government Levelling Up Fund. The Zebra and Toucan crossings have each passed Stage 1 and Stage 2 Road Safety Audits, and their locations were fixed as part of the original planning application. The measures also align with the council’s wider policy of rolling out 20mph zones on residential estate roads and supporting walking, wheeling and cycling.
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