2019

SJ9291 : Stockport Road East

taken 5 years ago, near to Bredbury, Stockport, England

This is 1 of 10 images, with title Stockport Road East in this square
Stockport Road East
Stockport Road East

The A560 at Bredbury. On the left is the development of new houses being built on the former Bredbury Curve, There is now new road markings for traffic in and out of the development and a refuge in the middle of the road for pedestrians crossing here. There were long traffic queues at rush hour times here even before the estate was built. Bredbury railway station is on the other side of the bridge.
Bredbury Curve Development

In 2015 plans were put forward for the Bredbury Curve Development. Although recommended for acceptance the plans were rejected in March 2016 LinkExternal link but were subsequently amended slightly and approved.

The proposal involved the filling in of the existing railway cutting with inert materials and the construction of 60 dwellings with associated new highways, a junction with Stockport Road East, landscaping, parking and amenities.

The site was previously a railway cutting that accommodated a rail line which linked the Glazebrook to Godley Line to the Ashbury Junction to New Mills Junction line. The scheme was to be designed in such a way that a corridor would be retained along the northern corner of the site that would enable a future tram/train line to be constructed between the Ashbury Junction to New Mills Junction line and Whitefield Road and then onwards towards Stockport Town Centre.

Peter Whatley's photograph SJ9291 : Tracks ahead shows how it looked in 1989.


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SJ9291, 219 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 12 March, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 March, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9265 9182 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:25.3874N 2:6.7241W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9260 9180
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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