Environmental improvements to Lavant Street including

resurfacing and junction improvements, wider footways,

& street trees

Enhancements to Petersfield Train station forecourt.

Why is this important?

Petersfield station is an important gateway for visitors to

the South Downs National Park. Improvements to the

station forecourt can make sure it is an attractive entry

point, and provide better information for rail and bus

passengers about nearby visitor attractions and the

walking and cycling routes.

Lavant Street falls within the Petersfield Conservation

Area and is part of the town centre shopping area. It is

important that the character of the Conservation Area is

preserved and enhanced and for people to find the street

attractive for shopping.

Improvements would aim to:

•Improve the quality of Lavant Street to reflect its location

within the Conservation Area.

•Encourage greater footfall in this part of town, by making

Lavant Street and the station forecourt more pedestrian

friendly.

•Accommodate the increasing number of cyclists.

•Keep vehicle speeds down and deter illegal parking, while

accommodating business servicing and disabled parking.

1. Introduction.

Welcome

Location

Lavant Street

Petersfield

This exhibition can also be viewed at:

www.hants.gov.uk/petersfield-lavant-street

What is this exhibition about?

This exhibition has been prepared by Hampshire County Council in partnership with East

Hampshire District Council, Petersfield Town Council, South Downs National Park and local

amenity groups to provide information about:

The Square

Train Station

High Street

Lavant Street

2. A Short history of

Lavant Street & the Station.

In1859 the railway reached Petersfield, connected to the

London and Portsmouth line and then in 1864 a branch

line opened to Midhurst. Through the C19th the

population of Petersfield grew slowly but in the last

quarter it began to grow more rapidly. Houses were built

in Lavant Street, Station Street and Chapel Street.

However in 1900 Petersfield’s population was still less

than 4,000.

With the arrival of the railway in 1859, it transformed the

town, making the coaching industry obsolete, however it

bought new commerce, new housing and an increased

population.

Lavant Street

Petersfield

3. Environmental Enhancements

Lavant Street

Petersfield

Key features would include:

•Wider footways where possible.

•Raised tables at Chapel St and Charles St junctions, plus a central

pedestrian crossing area with an improved footway link to the Swan St

car park.

•Extension of the 20mph limit, designed to be self enforcing.

•Revised on-street parking arrangements.

•Street tree planting where possible.

•Better signing and wayfinding

•Cycle parking.

Improvements to the station forecourt would include:

•Definition of this area as a destination rather than a continuation of the

street.

•Additional pedestrian space by the station entrance, incorporating better

wayfinding information.

•Cycle parking.

•Improved planting.

Lavant Street

Petersfield

New understorey planting to

enhance station forecourt

New Wayfinding Board

New bus shelter to be

maintained by Petersfield Town

Council

Remove existing mini

roundabout and pedestrian

crossing

Potential new commercial use &

café in station building

Station forecourt in buff coloured

asphalt to indicate shared surface &

increase pedestrian priority to promote

easier crossing

Taxi pick up point relocated with

public pick up and new drop off

Potential new taxi feeder rank

Planting character to

complement the south Downs

National Park

Wider station forecourt for

better pedestrian access

* All works within the station forecourt to be subject to agreement with South West Trains & Network Rail

4. Possible station forecourt

improvements

5. What could it look like?

Lavant Street

Petersfield

Raised table, road narrowing & tree planting to

slow Charles Street traffic & make it easier for

pedestrians to cross. Table constructed in black

asphalt. Edging to be constructed with

Conservation Kerb, to be laid flush with the

carriageway.

Parking bays to be delineated

with Conservation kerb, laid flush

with the finished level of the

asphalt surface

Where possible encourage

improvements to private

forecourts to improve streetscape

quality. E.g. tree and shrub

planting adjacent to the highway

boundary

Allow for on street deliveries

where needed

New tree planting to create

an attractive setting

Proposed cycle racks for the

corner of Lavant Street & Chapel

Street

Pavement widened to allow more

space for pedestrians Improved link to Swan Street car park

with potential for better Wayfinding

Central raised pedestrian

crossing table, in buff coloured

asphalt. Edging to be

constructed with Conservation

kerb, laid flush with

carriageway.

Pavements: Replace existing

paving with new buff textured

slabs. Laid parallel to kerb,

stretcher bond staggered

coursing at right angles to kerb.

Kerbs: Replace existing kerbs

with new Conservation Kerbs.

Raised table, road narrowing and

tree planting to slow Charles

Street traffic & make it easier for

pedestrians to cross. Table

constructed in black asphalt.

Edging to be constructed with

Conservation Kerb, to be laid

flush with the carriageway

6. Timing of the works

When will the Station Forecourt Improvements

& environmental enhancements take place?

These improvements will be phased.

The Station Forecourt improvements are currently planned to start

between January and March 2015

Environmental Enhancements to Lavant Street will commence from

March 2015. The timing of the work will be agreed with those most

affected by the work to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.

How will these works be carried out?

Businesses and residents will be contacted to enable coordination of

the works and to keep disruption to a minimum. Please see the

side panel for ways in which you can help.

Consultation with statutory undertakers will be carried out so that

where possible utility works could be undertaken in advance of the

road maintenance and possible improvements. Once the

improvements have been completed a Section 58 notice will ensure

that no planned works are undertaken by statutory undertakers for at

least five years. Only emergency works will be allowed within this

period.

How local

businesses and

residents can

help.

1. Let us know the owner

of your property /

business and details of any

tenants to whom

correspondence should be

addressed including

contact details.

2. Let us know if you have

any cellars, concealed

structures or special

features that might be

affected by the works.

3. Tell us about any events

or works that you have

planned for next year.

4. You can help assist with

the progress of the works

by ensuring that no cars

are parked on the road or

in lay-bys on the days

when resurfacing will take

place. Information about

the dates will be delivered

to all the businesses and

residents directly affected.

Lavant Street

Petersfield

How you can help

Please let us know whether you support the possible environmental

improvements to the station forecourt and Lavant Street:

Improvements to the station forecourt

Improvements to Lavant Street:

Junction Improvements

Parking designations

Introduction of street trees

Wider footpaths

Please also tell us about:

Information that will help answer the questions on Sheet 6; and

Any other comments that you think will help us to implement the

improvements.

How you can let us know your views

Complete a comments form and post it in the box provided.

Write or telephone us at either address shown in

the side panel

E-mail us at: landscape@hants.gov.uk

Please can we have all comments back as soon as possible

and by 1st August 2014 at the latest. Thank you.

What happens next?

We will let you know the outcome of the consultation by the end

of August and how the improvements might be progressed.

7. How you can help

Hampshire County Council

Deb McManus or Tom Crutchfield

Hampshire County Council

The Castle,

Winchester, SO23 9NP

Tel: 01962 832356

Petersfield Town Council

East Hants District Council

South Downs National Park

Network Rail/SW Trains

Lavant Street

Petersfield

Who to contact for

further information

about: