CCTV at new rooftop park confirmed following fears it could become 'new Piccadilly Gardens'

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Transport bosses have confirmed a new rooftop park will have CCTV following fears it 'could become a new Piccadilly Gardens'.

Local politicians have expressed their fear Stockport Interchange development could become like the city centre gardens where anti-social behaviour, drug dealing and other serious criminality has been a problem for years.

Despite excitement about the multi-million pound development to transform the old bus station, councillors were alarmed when bosses said CCTV or security patrols were not included in plans earlier this week. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Mark Glynn, Director of Place Management, apologised to the scrutiny committee who he misled regarding CCTV at the park. “We confirmed there will be CCTV in the bus station (at the previous meeting), but there will also be CCTV in the park above,” he said at the Economy, Regeneration & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee meetingon Thursday. “However I think the key element of making this park a success is to animate the park, bring people to it, and make sure it is a well used and well loved park. “Apologies to this committee for the slight mistake in my remarks from Monday’s committee.” Coun Colin MacAlister, cabinet member for Economy, Regeneration and Housing, claimed this project should be applauded for bringing a new park to residents.

He said ‘It is important to make this park a much well loved park’. Coun MacAlister went on to say that there will be around 300 residents looking onto it ‘day and night’ - which he claims is a great security detail in of itself.