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Committee report · Place Scrutiny Committee · Thu 27 Nov 2025 · East Sussex County Council

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The Place Scrutiny Committee met at County Hall, Lewes on 29 September 2025, chaired by Councillor Matthew Beaver. p2p3

The Committee received a presentation on the East Sussex Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan and noted recent project delivery, ESCC's response to an Active Travel England Local Authority Capability assessment, and the current review of the plan. p24p33p34p35

The Committee received a six-month update on the implementation of recommendations from its review of the Council's speed limit policy and noted the updates set out in Appendix 1. p39

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  • p2MINUTES of a meeting of the Place Scrutiny Committee held at Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes on 29 September 2025.
  • p3PRESENT Councillors Matthew Beaver (Chair), Julia Hilton (Vice Chair), Chris Collier, Ian Hollidge, Philip Lunn, Steve Murphy, Paul Redstone, Stephen Shing, David Tutt and Brett Wright
  • p2414.1 The Infrastructure Planning & Policy Manager introduced the report and gave a presentation. The Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) is a five-year strategic plan aimed at improving walking, wheeling, and cycling infrastructure across East Sussex, with the overarching goal of embedding active travel into everyday life through accessible, high-quality infrastructure. Active Travel England (ATE) is responsible with setting standards, allocating funding, and monitoring local authority performance in the development and delivery of active travel infrastructure. 14.2 The LCWIP was originally approved in September 2021 and prioritised areas with the greatest potential for active travel improvements, particularly the coastal strip and larger market towns. Of the 20 priority schemes in the original LCWIP, 15 are either in development or have been delivered. Since it was first approved, walking levels in East Sussex have increased, but cycling levels have declined, both in line with national trends. The Council is undertaking a review of the LCWIP and these trends highlight the need for balanced investment across all active travel modes. 14.3 Funding for active travel comes from a wide range of sources with capital and revenue funding having been secured from ATE annually, alongside other sources including the Local Growth Fund, Town Deal funding, Levelling Up Fund, and developer contributions (through s106 and CIL). Approximately £20m had been secured for capital schemes over the last five years. Examples of schemes in development or being delivered included:
  • p33(1) note recent project development and delivery associated with the East Sussex LCWIP alongside other active travel schemes, initiatives and training;
  • p34(2) note ESCC recent response to ATE’s Local Authority Capability assessment;
  • p35(3) note the current activities associated with the review of the LCWIP; and
  • p39at this link . 15.1 The committee received a six-month update report on the implementation of the recommendations from the scrutiny review of the Council’s speed limit policy. The action plan arising from the review was agreed by Full Council in February, and the update outlined progress against each recommendation. 15.2 The Head of Communities confirmed that all elements of the action plan were either completed or in progress. She confirmed that updates to the website were being finalised and would be published online in early October. A revised Councillor Toolkit had been finalised and will be shared shortly. A Parish Council Toolkit, based on the Councillor version, would also be distributed in October. 15.3 Cllr Hollidge, who had been Chair of the Review Board, commented that progress had been positive and welcomed the update. He reiterated that speeding remains a concern and suggested that reducing the speed of vehicles could encourage greater uptake of cycling. He welcomed and supported further collaboration between the road safety and active travel teams. 15.4 The committee RESOLVED to note the updates to the recommendations and action plan set out in Appendix 1.

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