As many residents are aware, between 2017 and 2019 Cheshire East Council commissioned a parking review to gather evidence and understanding on the current parking situation in Wilmslow.
Following its assessment of the parking review, the Council has decided to proceed with the formal advertising of the proposed parking restrictions which will be introduced in phases.
Cheshire East Council is proposing to make Orders which will introduce a prohibition of waiting by vehicles at all times and on all days on the following lengths and sides of roads:
Knutsford Road, Wilmslow (south side) – from a distance of 18 metres southwest of its junction with Gravel Lane for a distance of 254 metres in a north-easterly direction; from its junction with Alderley Road for a distance of 44 metres in a westerly direction.
Knutsford Road, Wilmslow (north side) – from a distance of 21 metres southwest of its junction with Gravel Lane for a distance of 35 metres in a north-easterly direction; from a distance of 63 metres northeast of its junction with Gravel Lane for a distance of 170 metres in a north-easterly direction; from its junction with Fulshaw Cross round about for a distance of 23 metres in a south-westerly direction
Gravel Lane, Wilmslow (north side) – from its junction with Knutsford Road for a distance of 87 metres in a north-westerly direction
Gravel Lane, Wilmslow (south side) – from its junction with Knutsford Road for a distance of 24 metres in a north-westerly direction; from a distance of 52 metres northwest of its junction with Knutsford Road for a distance of 15 metres in a north-westerly direction
Nursery Lane, Wilmslow (east side) – from its junction with Gravel Lane for a distance of 15 metres in a north-westerly direction
Beechway, Wilmslow (west side) – from its junction with Gravel Lane for a distance of 13 metres in a north-easterly direction
Beechway, Wilmslow (east side) – from its junction with Gravel Lane for a distance of 23 metres in a north-easterly direction
Alderley Road, Wilmslow (east side) – from a distance of 75 metres south of its junction with Donkey Lane for a distance of 563 metres in a northerly direction.
Alderley Road, Wilmslow (west side) – from a distance of 75 metres south of its junction with Donkey Lane for a distance of 188 metres in a northerly direction; From its junction with Bedells Lane for a distance of 40 metres in a westerly direction and 327 metres in a northerly direction.
A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said "The first phase is to remove vehicles from Knutsford Road that are currently parking in an inconsiderate manner along the footway, causing an obstruction to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. This parking also affects the free movement of traffic along Knutsford and reduces visibility close to junctions.
"Regarding Gravel Lane, the introduction of no waiting at any time restrictions is considered necessary to remove persistent parking from areas close to these junctions, which is hindering the free movement of traffic and access and is restricting visibility. The proposals have been kept to a minimum to only restrict those areas of highway where parking is hindering the free movement of traffic and reducing visibility."
Speaking about Alderley Road, they added "The first phase is to remove vehicles from Alderley Road that are currently parking in an inconsiderate manner along the footway, causing an obstruction to pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. This parking also affects the free movement of traffic along Alderley Road and reduces visibility close to junctions."
Copies of the draft orders and plans showing the restricted areas are available at Wilmslow Library.
Anyone wishing to object to the proposed Order, or make any other representations, can do so by emailing [email protected], and if making an objection you must specify the grounds on which it is made, by 10th October 2019.
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Once again we don't require any more parking in the town it will just encourage more trips by private car.
Implementation of residential parking zones is a fairly simple exercise which has been introduced in many UK towns and cities.
Robert, agree, and RoW has been asking for these for some years on roads such as Leaside. Unfortunately, Cheshire East has been reluctant to do it largely because it would require police enforcement. It is something we can push for though once we have alternative parking for the cars that would be displaced.
That, along with future over developments will continue to blight us as these are mindlessly given planning permission before any provision is given to town parking and infrastructure, with insatiable greed being the driving force.
I,m sure all residents will welcome new car parks which I hope will be the next priority, and I would very much welcome a ban on pavement and grass verge parking. What is it about having a car that brings out mindless and inconsiderate actions in people.
I am concerned that a lot of cars will now be parked further into the residential areas, some badly, some creating a social nuisance, some even abandoned for a week or two.We have already seen this increase on small roads off Chapel Lane and Moor Lane as well as others, so I truly hope that these restrictions are a start to some common sense solutions. It's a step forward.
Appreciate what you say. I think we have two major issues with cars in the town, the obvious one, that planners have done nothing to make provision for the increase. Second , the total lack of respect with illegal as well as anti social parking during the week and at weekends. I walked through the town on Sunday which felt like a break from Mondays onslaught,but there were still vehicles parked badly , some over pavements, some on the verges.
Would it be good if someone sent in a picture gallery of all these inconsiderates, or is this kind of evidence not PC. Maybe a PC could tell us?
Surely it cannot be the overwhelming desire of developers to build yet more bespoke, individually designed, 5 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed, double garaged starter homes for all but the normal person???
In case anyone misses it... I’m totally against any loss of Green Belt and am merely making an ironic point here...
I've no idea of the circumstances of today's accident, but one does wonder if this is what happens when the police fail to act when busy roads are obstructed like this.