Charity Reg.
No. 236593
SCROLL BRIDGE COMPLETED June 2008
'It is with great pleasure that we can report the completion of the reinstatement
of the Scroll Bridge in Brabyns Park. After seventeen years it is now in use as an
element in the proposed Multi-
Chadwick Street Car Park and the Hollins, Marple
We have viewed the proposals and plans during the recent consultation exercise and took part in a site visit with Councillors to assess the scheme.
Subsequently, the Committee and our Honorary Architect have discussed the proposals at length and the Civic Society have written and indicated our objections which are summarised here.
1. The changes to the road layout at the junction of Hollins Lane and Stockport Road will be detrimental to the town centre
- Reduction of the area of the Hollins pavement along the frontage of Stockport Road will spoil the pleasant open space with seats heavily used by pedestrians, shoppers and bus passengers.
- The controlled pedestrian crossing on Stockport Road which is well used and provides a link to both sides will, under the proposals, be a more difficult crossing with a refuge in the centre of the road and in effect will cut the centre of Marple in two
2. The changes to the road layout will adversely affect traffic flow in the centre of Marple.
- Traffic turning right into Hollins Lane will stop the traffic progressing towards Stockport as this will become, under the proposals, a single lane.
- The traffic that now uses Trinity Street to access Stockport Road will have to use the traffic lights at Hibbert Lane. The present traffic flow is substantial and as the gap between Hibbert Lane and Hollins Lane becomes clogged traffic will build up in Hibbert Lane.
- Deliveries to Iceland, Superdrug and McKays do not seem to have been adequately considered.
Superdrug is a back-
on loading bay and can only be accessed if facing out to Stockport Road. With the flow reversed in Trinity Street, delivery lorries will block Trinity Street when making deliveries. - The extension of the car park into Trinity Street will be a hazard. Trinity Street is well used by vehicles of all sizes. Large lorries and car parking do not mix.
- Delivery vehicles travelling along Stockport Road towards Stockport, who wish to enter Trinity Street, will be obliged to swing wide at the junction thus blocking Stockport Road in both directions.
We support the principle objective to encourage the use of the Chadwick Street car
park, particularly by shoppers, and we suggest the main reasons for its low usage
as being the parking charges (N.B. the Co-
We have suggested to the Council to go ahead with the car park improvements but hold fire on the highway changes at the Hollins in order to assess the effect on car park usage.
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'CHADWICK STREET CAR PARK, MARPLE March 2008
Plans are under consideration by the Council to improve this car park in the centre of the town which, in addition to the refurbishment of the car park itself, may involve some significant alterations to the traffic system in the vicinity. We understand the council are considering reversing the direction of traffic in Trinity Street and making some alterations to the junction of Hollins Lane and Stockport Road which we fear will have a serious impact on the traffic system and the centre of our town. Below is a summary of our objections sent to the Council'
UPDATE ON CHADWICK STREET CARPARK
The Society’s position on the proposed changes to Marple centre to allow access to Chadwick Street car park from Stockport Road is given in the news item above dated March 2008.
Despite further discussions and a site visit, accompanied by a SMBC Traffic Engineer, the council’s proposals remain substantially the same and are, therefore still unacceptable to the Society.
For example how can commercial vehicles coming from the Strines direction enter Trinity Street without having to get on to the crown of Stockport Road to turn the sharp angle in?
If you agree with us that the proposals for these major changes to Marple centre are unacceptable and are willing to offer support please contact any member of our committee or alternatively send your comments through the You Need Us page on this site or by direct email to mail@marplecivicsociety.org.uk .
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Also will you be content with the line of traffic from the west always being single file through the lights and the addition of an island allowing little space for traffic turning right into Hollins Lane to wait for the traffic in the opposite direction to clear.
UPDATE 9.06.08
TRINITY STREET
The Marple Civic Society has donated a new seat now located at the east end of Hawk Green which was received by Councillor Shan Alexander on behalf of the Council of Stockport on 3rd June 2008.
'Marple Civic Society arranged a competition within All Saints School for the children to either write a report or produce a picture/poster under the title
"Marple -
The written reports were prepared by years five and six:
Winner -
The pictures were prepared by years three and four
Winner -
Please click on the individual names to view their efforts.
All submitted entries will be on display in the Marple Library until August 1st.
The Society needs an archivist to look after our substantial collection of photographs.
If anybody is interested to help us please email your interest to mail@marplecivicsociety.org.uk.
The Society held a very successful Coffee Morning on the 21st June at the Senior Citizens Hall, raising over £100 for its charitable work in and around Marple.
UPDATE 12th. JULY 2008
This is the latest scheme that we are aware of and we still have the same reservations
stated above. You will note that they are showing the one way signs on Trinity Street
pointing in the wrong direction compared with the declared intention and we are still
not happy with the plan for a single line for the westbound traffic on Stockport
Road. We also note the out-
