Simon Crompton has already managed to get the council to give him St. Mary’s place that was donated by the Co-Op to the people of Rochdale and change it from a pubic park available to all residents of Rochdale in to a beer garden for his patrons only. Toad lane is a conservation area, there is lots of parking available in the area and Toad Lane is not for exclusive use by patrons of the Baum. Either we can all park on Toad lane or none of us can, fair and square.

   The council could have easily made the bollards removable.

   the landlord is miffed he and his wino mates cant drink and drive anymore thats all.the place was always full of cars parked up with the owners in the pub...i for one support the council in this decision

   well done Rochdale MBC - pedestrians might now be able to use the pavements there - without having to negotiate the inconsiderate motroists who use them to park there!

   What a balls up! Why not invest a little more and make retractable bollards? Thes can be lowered into the ground from a central contol box. Access to the control box is given to local residents and the emergency services.