A councillor has been accused of ‘flagrantly ignoring the will of other people’ after attempting to get a decision over a parking scheme overturned. Proposals to introduce residents’ permits in the Durnford Street and Mellalieu Street area of Middleton were rejected after 150 objections were received by the council, along with an 1,800 signature position.
Instead Middleton township committee voted through an alternative scheme which included restrictions on waiting and loading at key locations, including junctions. But the decision, taken in November, was ‘called in’ by Middleton Independents Party councillors Peter Allonby and Lee Wolf - the latter of whom owns a property within the area in question.
Coun Wolf, leader of the MIP group, insists he was acting on behalf of residents and has not done anything untoward. The pair argued that the decision should not stand as the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) notice had only called for objections - giving those who supported a residents’ permit scheme the impression they did not need to act.
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