7.25pm
Members of the public will be invited to ask questions about local issues. The purpose of this session is to collect and clearly record the questions.
The Committee administrator will write the questions down. If we know the answer we will give a response immediately, but in most cases we will need to take the question to a relevant officer after the meeting for a full response. You can get more information about how to submit questions and what will happen to them from Your guide to Area Committees.
Minutes:
The following questions were either asked at the meeting or submitted on question forms during the meeting. Discussions that took place about these questions are outlined alongside the questions below. It was explained that any questions that could not be answered in full at the meeting would be submitted to the relevant departments for response at the next meeting of the Committee.
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91) A resident requested that the priority for the traffic calming of the Milligan Road and surrounding areas be reconsidered and moved up the priority list. It was felt that this would become a particular problem when the Pork Pie Island scheme was complete and Milligan Road would be used as a rat run.
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |
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100) Further to the legal advice regarding the alleyway between Richmond Road and Richmond Avenue. It was felt that the alleyway had been in use as a public right of way for 20 years, therefore it was thought that it should be considered as a public right of way. It was requested that the security gates be moved to cover up the entrances to people’s gardens.
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |
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101) Clarification was sought with regard to the planning policies regarding public open space / play facilities in new developments. Of particular concern was the potential for 500-700 new houses in the Aylestone area and the fact that there was currently very little in the way of play facilities in the area. It was felt that the proposed amount of play / open space in the proposed Bloor’s development of Aylestone Road was far too small.
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |
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102) Concern was expressed about elements of the planned Bloor’s development off Aylestone Road. It was queried where the road exit onto the main road and any other access to the site would be? It was also requested that the Committee be provided with details of the transport assessment that took place as part of the application process.
A resident also thought that complications had arisen with regard to sewers on the site and clarification on any difficulties in this area was requested.
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |
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103) Residents expressed a range of concerns with regard to the Bargain Booze premises on Aylestone Road. The outside of the premises was generally strewn with litter and of particular concern was the broken glass that was often on the pavement. Young people would often congregate outside the premises in an aggressive and intimidatory manner. The shop had also laid its own tarmac in an unsatisfactory way outside the shop and it had become cracked and unsafe. It was also thought that lorries were parking on the pavement and causing cracks in the pavement and they were damaging bollards. It was also thought that the lorries had caused a dip in the road where water gathered on the road. It was requested that the Council / Police look into these problems to see what can be done, residents had approached the shop and they were not willing to address these issues.
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |
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104) Concern was expressed about the junction of Richmond Road / Cavendish Road. There is a reasonably large area of pavement space at this junction outside the Church and people use this space to park on. They are disturbing church users during services to ask people who park on the road to move their cars so they can get out. Can anything be done to stop people from parking on the path?
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |
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105) Can the Council please put a series of bins and dog mess bins on both Aylestone Road and Saffron Lane. This would be useful in view of the increase in fast food establishments in recent years. These could perhaps be included at bus stops.
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Corporate Director of Regeneration and Culture |