The battery was decommissioned after an 1878 review of Hobart's defences found that its location would tend to draw an enemy's fire onto the surrounding residential neighbourhood.

When the Council carried out works to beautify the park in 1934, they discovered tunnels which had served as a magazine for the original battery.

[3] In 1973, a green ban was placed by the Builders Labourers Federation to prevent destruction of certain buildings by developers.

[4] The area is generally known as one of the city's more prestigious suburbs, with many large and extravagant homes and apartment blocks.

Battery Point residents have been the centre of controversy in recent years, demanding noise restrictions and other measures aimed at safeguarding a sheltered lifestyle.