I’ve been contacted by a resident concerned that a new road being built immediately north of North Cheshire Jewish Primary on St Ann’s Road North would be connecting up with Cheadle Royal – our local, and not-too-small business park.

He was quite rightly worried about traffic from Cheadle Royal coming onto St Ann’s Road North and then Silverdale Road etc. and clogging up our residential streets rather than sticking to the main roads.

I’ve asked around and I’m glad to say that doesn’t appear to the case.  When Cheadle Royal was being built, there was a clear undertaking that traffic wouldn’t be coming onto St Ann’s Road North and that still stands.

There’s currently one sort-of-road onto the site from St. Ann’s Road North.  It’s needed for emergency vehicles, which might not otherwise be able to gain access if the one proper entrance was solid with traffic.  It’s got a gate across the end, which isn’t normally opened.

This new road by the primary school, I’m told, isn’t to go onto Cheadle Royal but goes to a new sports facility the primary school is constructing and was approved by councillors a while back (before my time).

We’ll keep an eye on this, but it all seems above board so far.

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