An important update...

In early 2007 Winchester City Council asked what you thought needed to change to make the District and the communities you live in more sustainable, and how you wanted things to develop between now and 2026.

Using the information you gave us, and with a whole range of facts and figures gathered by the City Council, we have prepared a paper setting out the 'Issues and Options' for the Core Strategy, to be published shortly for consultation purposes. This will have a range of options for you to comment on and you'll be able to suggest alternatives. It will be considered by the Council's Cabinet (LDF) Committee on 6th December 2007.

The paper explores the role of the various towns and villages of the District in providing services, housing, and facilities for local people. It also considers a range of matters from housing and jobs growth; to movement patterns across the District. In addition there is an increasing need to address the issue of climate change - residents, businesses and organisations in Winchester District all need to reduce carbon emissions.

To view the Issues and Options Document click here.

How you can get involved

Dates for the LDF Issues and Options workshops are as follows.
Everyone is welcome and we would like to see as many people there as possible.

The official consultation opens on January 3rd 2008 but the questionnaire should be available to complete in the week commencing December 10th 2007.

The consultation will run until February 15th 2008.

We want to reach as many people as possible with our Live for the Future campaign, so why not encourage friends, family and colleagues to get involved.

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Sustainability Appraisal

Following on from an eight week consultation period during August and September, the Sustainability Appraisal Framework has now been amended taking on board comments made through the consultation.

The revised framework will be used to appraise the Core Strategy Issues and Options Paper and will be considered by the Cabinet (LDF) Committee at its meeting on 6th December.

To view the cabinet paper click here

LDF Evidence Base

A number of Technical Reports and Studies have been undertaken to inform the LDF including:

• Economic and Employment Land Study (SQW consultants)
• Gypsy and Traveller Report
• Housing Market Assessment (DTZ consultants)
• Retail and Town Centre Uses Study (Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners consultants)

To view the evidence base click here.

Development Provision and Allocations Document

Work is about to commence on this document, which will allocate any sites needed to deliver the Core Strategy's chosen development option. So, please tell us about any sites you think can help to deliver any of the options, their merits and why you think we should be considering them to deliver the alternatives outlined in the Core Strategy Issues and Options paper.

Get in touch at ldf@winchester.gov.uk

Next Steps

The next E-bulletin will be in December, following approval by LDF Cabinet of the Core Strategy Issues and Options paper. This will confirm details of the consultation process, the events taking place and how you can have your say.

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