Restrictions extended to weekdays
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AN OPERATOR banned from weekend operations because of residents' complaints about noise applied to have the restriction lifted but instead had an additional weekday restriction imposed.
Mossley-based R Plevin & Son holds a licence for 25 vehicles and 90 trailers based at Cheshire Street, Mossley. Evidence was given by a traffic examiner that he had visited the site at 4am and saw over 20 vehicles leaving. He felt the engine noise was excessive.
Company finance director Graham Hobson detailed the money that he had spent on environmental improvements. He said that the majority of the vehicles now had Euro-3 engines and all the trailers had air suspension. The company was making constant efforts to resolve the problems for the residents. North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe said removing the current condi
tion would remove the only oasis of peace and quiet presently available to local residents.The commercial advantage the company derived from their willingness to allow 24-hour operations through the week was obtained at a high environmental cost.
He imposed a condition preventing operation between 10.30pm and 5am on weekdays.. SILENCE IS GOLDEN
The DTC felt insufficient priority had been given to the interests of residents and too high a priority had been placed on the needs of the company.