Battle pedestrian and traffic improvements

We asked for your comments on our proposals for pedestrian and traffic improvements in Battle. The proposals include improvements to:

• pedestrian crossing facilities in the High Street
• pedestrian and disabled access from the east of Battle
• access to Battle train station for all transport users.

A review of the transport of freight on roads through Battle has also been carried out. The results can be downloaded, below.

These improvements were identified as part of the Battle Local Area Transport Strategy (LATS).

Consultation and results

The plans were displayed at The Battle Memorial Hall in October 2007 and are available to download below, along with the consultation report. The closing date for comments was Wednesday 31 October 2007.

The scheme designs were approved by the Lead Member for Transport and Environment on 17 December 2007.

We hope to put this scheme in place by 2009/10, subject to negotiations with third parties.

High Street zebra crossing

In September 2008, work began on temporary, trial improvements to the zebra crossing in Battle High Street. The crossing will then be monitored for six months so that any changes can form part of the final construction, planned for spring 2009.

You can download more details, including a drawing of these improvements, below.

Contact us

For more details about the scheme, please contact:

Tel: 01273 336104
Email: Zoe Tweed (general information)

Tel: 0845 60 80 193
Email: Ian Tingley or Sarah Lade (scheme design)

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High Street zebra crossing (1317k) Detailed information and plan of the trial improvements to the zebra crossing in Battle High Street.
Battle pedestrian and traffic management improvements - evaluation and feedback (139k) Consultation report, including a summary of the results.
Overview map of Battle (112k) High level map showing the locations of the proposals.
Area 1 - High Street and Upper Lake (192k) Proposals to provide safer crossing facilities for pedestrians and improved access to the High Street and east side Battle.
Area 2 - Lower Lake (246k) Proposals to improve facilities for pedestrians and bus users and to improve traffic flow through the junctions.
Freight traffic survey - maps (1305k) Maps showing 'origin and destination surveys' carried out on freight traffic in Battle.
Freight traffic survey - results graphs (43k) Results of surveys carried out into Heavy Goods Vehicles and commercial vehicles in Battle.