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Brough wins licence renewal
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• Claims by Cleveland County Council that an operating centre used by Brough's Transport of Hartlepool was totally unsuitable for the purpose have been rejected by North Eastern Deputy LA George Smedley.
Brough's Transport was seeking the late renewal of its national licence for 17 vehicles and 14 trailers, with 12 of the vehicles to be based at the Stanley Road garage. The use of this site had been opposed by the county and resident Michael Young.
For Brough's, Roger Hird said that its fleet had stayed mainly the same for the past 12 to 14 years, and that Stanley Road had originally been a through road. When it was closed off some years ago provision had been made for the company's vehicles to turn round in it.
Claiming that there was insufficient room to park 12 vehicles at Stanley Road, Hugh McCafferty, the county's chief engineer, felt the practical capacity of the external yard was two rigids and one tractor. He claimed that, as a matter of routine, tractor units were parked in public laybys overnight and said that manoeuvring taking place in Stanley Road had caused road safety problems.
Nearby residential property had been affected by noise, vibration, fumes, dirt and dust, accident risk and nuisance from parked vehicles, he claimed. Vehicles were refuelled in the roadway and there was occasional spillage of diesel on the footpath and carriageway. Young had complained about disturbance and damage caused by Brough's vehicles.
Managing director Norman Brough said the company had not wished to change its existing operation. He maintained that 12 vehicles could be accommodated without problem in the yard and workshop. It had not been safe to keep vehicles at the company's other operating centre as it had been insecure and had had vandalism problems.
Following a site visit, Smedley renewed the licence for 13 vehicles and 14 trailers, imposing conditions. These related to the parking and stopping of vehicles in nearby streets; restricted the times when vehicles could enter or leave Stanley Road Garage; and when maintenance could be done.