The Council has recently contacted me regarding a proposal to close the subway located on Farrell St.
The subway attracts vandalism, suffers from flooding after heavy rainfall and requires investment to remove and replace uneven flags on the approach to the subway.
The puffin crossing located near the school provides an alternative to the subway and a second crossing via a S106 planning agreement has been secured for a nearby residential development to the south of the subway (although in the current climate it is unlikely that work will start on housing developments in the area for some time).
Both local residents groups have been consulted by Cllr Bennett and myself and have no objections to the closure.
The council will have to undertake a consultation exercise before a Stopping Up Order can be put in place.
If you have any views on this matter then please leave a message and I will pass all comments to the council officer concerned..
