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Winchester
District Development Framework
Core Strategy - Next stage -
Preferred Option
The Core Strategy is
the lead LDF document currently being prepared by Winchester City Council. It
will set out the vision, development strategy and core policies for planning
in the District up to 2026. The purpose of the Core Strategy is to ensure
that development across the District happens in the right places, at the
right time and with the necessary roads, drainage, schools and community
facilities to support and benefit both new and existing communities.
The Preferred option has been prepared following extensive public and
stakeholder consultation during 2007/8 and takes forward key issues which are
important to the District.
The Core Strategy is set out in two parts; the Spatial Strategy and Core Policies.
The Spatial Strategy divides the
District into three areas, Winchester Town, South Hampshire
Urban Areas, and the Market Towns and Rural Area, each with a vision and set
of policies which reflect their nature and characteristics, and opportunities
for growth and change. The main focus for new development will be at Winchester Town and in the South
Hampshire urban areas at Waterlooville and Whiteley, with smaller scale development elsewhere with
the focus on for providing for local needs to keep settlements sustainable.
A series of Core Policies
forms the second part of the Core Strategy, these
are District-wide policies covering a range of issues, including affordable
housing, design, biodiversity, green infrastructure, recreation etc.
Following
consideration and full debate by the Council's Cabinet (LDF) committee on 25 March 2009, (click
here to view the committee papers), the preferred option now awaits
agreement by Winchester City Council at its meeting on 22 April 2009 (7pm at the Conference
Chamber, Guildhall, Winchester ) prior to public
consultation during May-June (details currently being prepared).
For more information contact the Strategic Planning team -LDF@winchester.gov.uk or phone 01962
840222.
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New Planning Documents
The City Council has published two draft documents on housing supply in
Winchester District.
If you have
any comments on either of the assessments or their draft conclusions please
ensure that they are returned no later than the 15 April 2009 to the
following address:
Head of Strategic Planning
Winchester City Council
City Offices
Colebrook Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 9LJ
or email to LDF@winchester.gov.uk
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Development
Funded Programme of Local Highway Schemes
 Thank you to all Parishes who submitted
potential schemes for the List of Transport Schemes being put together to be
funded by Development Contributions. We are in the process of assessing
suggested schemes and formulating a draft programme. This process will
involve discussions with the County Council as the Highways Authority and we
hope to take a report on this matter to Cabinet in due course. The programme
will not include delivery timescales as schemes can only be
initiated as and when financial contributions are received. If
contributions are received and a scheme is initiated then consultation will
take place with councillors and parish/town councils.
The current list can be added to at any time so it is not too late to send in
submissions. Please send submissions or questions to Dan Massey - dmassey@winchester.gov.uk
Please note, some suggestions received refer to schemes which are
already in preparation/consultation and hence cannot
be included in a development funded programme.
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It's Ok to Play - We need young people's views!
 Thanks to the money
awarded by The Big Lottery Fund, Winchester City Council is working with the
Forestry Commission and other key partners to deliver the project "It's
OK to Play". New bespoke natural play sites will be developed at four
Forestry Commission sites around the District - West Walk, West Wood, Creech
Wood and Micheldever Wood.
The first site to be developed is West Walk (close to Wickham
and Swanmore) and we need want to know what young
people want to see and use at West Walk. We have produced a short online
survey for children aged 8 - 16 years old:
It's Ok to Play survey
If you
are a young person that would like to get more involved at West Walk or any
of the other named sites please contact Nicola Lawrence at Winchester City
Council on 01962 848 497 or email nlawrence@winchester.gov.uk
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LEADER
Funding
Fieldfare
Local Action Group has been awarded LEADER funding from SEEDA on behalf of Defra and the EU. The funding comes from the Rural Development
Programme for England, and is aimed at
assisting rural businesses, especially farming and forestry related
businesses, and the communities around them. The money is available to
applicants in the East Hampshire and Winchester districts, apart
from the urban centres of Winchester city, Alton, Whitehill-Bordon, Petersfield
and Horndean.
Andrew Gordon, Chair of the Fieldfare Local Action Group, is pleased to be a
part of this exciting scheme:
"We have a significant sum of money available, and we want every penny
to count in making Winchester and East Hampshire more sustainable places to
live. We are all looking forward to seeing some excellent work as a result of
the LEADER funding stream."
Find out more information about LEADER funding on www.winchester.gov.uk/leaderfunding, or contact Ken
Brown on 01962 848 588 or email kbrown@winchester.gov.uk
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Over
55's Information Day
 Following on from the success of the
information day at the Discovery Centre in October last year, the Winchester
District Older Persons partnership are organising a similar event at Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham.
PO17 5AL on Tuesday 2 June 2009.
Please feel free to drop in between 11am - 2pm to find out useful
information from different services.
If you are part of an organisation and would like to 'man' a stand at
the event please contact Nicola Lawrence, Winchester City Council, 01962
848497 or email nlawrence@winchester.gov.uk. As
always this is a first-come first-served basis as places are limited.
The list below is a selection of those organisations already attending.
- Pensions service
- Hampshire Fire & rescue
(Home safety check)
- Adult education
- Police
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Various departments within
Winchester City Council (Healthy Walks, Homecheck,
Benefits)
- Hampshire County Council - adult services
Concessionary travel
Please keep
checking the Winchester City Council website for updates on who is attending
- Over
55's Information Day
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Dates for your diary...
Planning
Development Control Committee
2 April 2009 14:30
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Cabinet
20 April 2009 10:00
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Principle
Scrutiny Committee
21 April 2009 18:30
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Council
22 April 2009 19:00 Conference Chamber, Guildhall, Winchester
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Latest News
from Winchester City Council...
Cityscapes - Sophie Wiltshire at the View
Don't miss the opportunity to see Sophie Wiltshire's
exhibition at the view, Winchester's visual arts
space on Bridge Street. Her exhibition
of clay cityscapes runs from Friday 27 March to Friday 1 May 2009.
Conference venues join forces to attract business
Representatives
from many of Winchester's top meeting and event venues will be showcasing
their services at Winchester Guildhall on Tuesday 31 March between
12 noon and 2pm.
LEADER programme springs into action
A programme to provide financial support for rural
businesses has officially opened for business.
Temporary measures to help speed-up car park
refurbishment
For
a period of up to nine weeks, Tower Street Car Park will only be open to
Season Ticket holders. The temporary measure will be in operation between
Mondays and Fridays to allow vital refurbishment work to be completed
sooner.
Winchester
district development framework - core strategy
Work
on Winchester City Council's Core Strategy moves into its next phase this
week with publication of the Preferred Option document for council
consideration. This document follows wide consultation on the Issues and
Options during 2008.
2009 Naomi House Claredon
Way walk
The
2009 Naomi House Clarendon Way Walk from Winchester Cathedral to Salisbury
Cathedral will take place on Sunday 7th June. The walk will raise money for
Naomi House Children's Hospice.
Two
million pound boost for local rural economy
Farmers, foresters and rural businesses can now bid for a share of more
than £2million which has been won for the area. Winchester City Council and
East Hampshire District Council have signed a joint working agreement in
order to hand out the funding.
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