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Annual Grant Schemes Now Open
 Community Capital Grants
Closing
date: Friday 30 October 2009
This scheme gives support to a range of community access
buildings which provide services to the residents of the Winchester District.
Capital grants cover physical building improvements (including disabled
adaptations) and major equipment purchases. Applicants must meet the criteria
details of which can be found on the Council
website (also included in the application pack). Potential applicants are
advised to discuss their scheme with Community Grants Officer, on 01962
848582, prior to submitting an application.
Community
Revenue Grants
Closing
Date: Friday 6th November 2009
This scheme provides funding to voluntary and community
organisations delivering support and services to the residents of the
Winchester District. Applicants must meet the criteria which are based on the
City Council's Sustainable Community Strategy, details of which can be found
on the Council
website (also included in the application pack). All new applicants to
this scheme are advised to discuss their project with the Community Grants
Officer, on 01962 848582, prior to submitting an application.
Winchester
Business Grants
A series of grants
schemes are now open to businesses to help them through the recession. The
Council is funding a business start up grants scheme, a village shop grants
scheme, and a hardship rates relief scheme.
Start up
grants are available to new businesses, or those who
have been trading for less than six months. Applicants should prove that the
grant of up to £1,000 will be used to further the enterprise activities. To
apply or find out more, contact Business Link on 0845 600 9 006 or email info@businesslinkhampshireiow.co.uk
Hardship rates relief is
available to businesses with premises in the district who are struggling due
to the recession. For more information go to the Business
Support and Advice section on the Council website. To apply or for the
full criteria list, contact Winchester City Council's local taxes team, on
01962 848 288 businessrates@winchester.gov.uk
Village shop grants
is for one-off costs to help make the business viable in the long term, and
could be for up to £20,000. To apply, or find out more, contact Kate Crawford, Economic Development Officer on
01962 848 563 or email kcrawford@winchester.gov.uk
LDF
Core Strategy Update
During August 2009, the Council received informal advice on its Core Strategy
from the Planning Inspectorate who advised that further work is required on
the Core Strategy before it is submitted for examination. The Inspector gave
an informed opinion on the Core Strategy given his experience and the
expectations of Government as to the level of detail now required to be dealt
with in these documents. His report
can be viewed on the council website.
It is considered beneficial to undertake this additional technical work in
advance of formally publishing the Core Strategy or submitting it for
examination, this will delay Core Strategy publication from December 2009
until the second half of 2010. Our current assessment of the programme
changes needed to accommodate the additional work required is still in
progress, but will be considered formally by the LDF
Committee on 20 October (committee papers available to view from Monday
12 October). This committee will also receive feedback on the first round of
comments on the Core Strategy Preferred Option and suggest a way forward for
the next version.
Rural
Affordable Housing for Local People
 You may recall the Council's Rural
Housing Development Action Plan, which was circulated for consultation last
December. The Action Plan has been approved and is currently being published
(it will be circulated to Parish Councils soon) and good progress has been
made on a number of the action points.
The following schemes are in progress:
Littleton: project of 12
affordable one, two, three and four bedroom homes for local people is due for
completion at the end of this year. HydeMartlet are
developing the homes which will all be for rent.
Swanmore: developed by HydeMartlett and built by Drew Smith, will provide a mix
of affordable rented homes for local people. Due for completion at the end of
the year.
Micheldever: scheme to convert
barns into residential accommodation, including 2
affordable homes is almost complete.
Hambledon: project being
developed by Bargate Homes as a mixed development
of open market housing and 9 affordable rented homes for local people, which
will be owned and managed by a Housing Association. The scheme has planning
permission but has not yet started on site.
West
Meon: project of 10
affordable homes is at the design process. HydeMartlett
hopes to submit the scheme for planning permission in Oct/Nov 2009, following
consultation with the parish on the design.
Wickham:
HydeMartlett is working with the Wickham
Community Land Trust to provide 20 affordable homes for local people. The
scheme has been designed next to the Community Centre, with a proposal for a
new Doctors' surgery nearby. A second site is also being proposed nearby by
Kingfisher Housing Association. The parish is currently being consulted on
the proposal and planning permission will be sought shortly.
Waltham Chase:
scheme of 20 affordable homes for local people is proposed alongside the
conversion of farm buildings into office spaces and the replacement of an
existing open market building.
Boarhunt: scheme of 4
affordable homes for local people is proposed together with the replacement
of a shop and current accommodation. A planning application is expected in
the near future.
Discussions are taking place with other Parish Councils with a view to
developing affordable housing for local people. These include Bishops
Waltham, Denmead, Soberton,
Micheldever and Twyford.
To find out more about providing rural affordable housing for local people in
your parish, contact Debbie Rhodes, Strategy and Development Officer on 01962
848368 or email at drhodes@winchester.gov.uk.
You will also find information on the HARAH website:
www.harah.org.uk
Last
Chance to Nominate
 The Winchester District Sport and Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA) is
asking Parish Councils to name the best of the District's sporting talent as
the nominations deadline of the October 8 fast approaches for the awards to
be held on Thursday 3 October. There are ten award categories, for more
information and to download a nomination form, visit the SPAA
website.
Rural Planning Event
Winchester City Council is inviting rural
businesses and landowners to join us for our annual rural planning seminar.
The event is aimed at explaining the planning system and policies relevant to
rural businesses, and offers the chance for you to meet some of the team
available to help when planning applications are submitted. There is also an
opportunity to hear about LEADER funding and other rural business grants that
may be available. Contact Kate Crawford for more information on kcrawford@winchester.gov.uk or
call 01962 848 563.
Winchester
Business Excellence Awards
The 2010 Winchester
Business Excellence Awards recognise the achievements of local businesses and
reward them for their commitment to excellence. Supported by Business Link Wessex, the judging is undertaken by a
panel of leading business people, resulting in four finalists for each
category who are invited to attend a glittering awards ceremony at Winchester
Guildhall.
Any company with under 200 employees in the local
authority district of Winchester is eligible to enter the competition.
Entries must be submitted on an official application form available from www.winbiz.org.uk/awards
or telephone 01962 841000
eHampshire Conference 2009
making
the right connections - technology for business and society
The Conference will
focus on helping business adapt to changing times, and will feature
presentations from leading industry specialists and three workshops on
Infrastructure, Changing Business Models and Smarter Working. This year's
keynote speaker is Dr Steve Garnett, Chairman of Salesforce.com (EMEA). He
will discuss how advances in ICT are fundamentally changing business models
across the public and private sectors.
The eHampshire Conference delegate fee is £40 (£46
incl. VAT), including a networking lunch and entry to one of the
workshops. More information is available at www.ehampshire.org
or telephone 0845 606 6118
Car
Park Office Relocation 2-5 Oct
Just a reminder that
the Parking office is moving from its current location in Middle Brook Street
to the Customer Service Centre in the Colebrook Street council offices.
Training
for Parish Councils
The 'Ethical
Framework for Parishes' training is being offered to both new and experienced
Councillors and Clerks. The evening will cover the provisions of the Code of
Conduct, Register of Interest issues and include a discussion about the
application of the rules to everyday situations.
Thursday 15 October 2009 18:30 - Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham
Contact Katherine Pryor at the City Council Committees team on kpryor@winchester.gov.uk or
(01962) 848 264 for more details.
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Dates
for your diary...
Winchester
Town Forum
30 September 2009 18:30
Walton Room Guildhall, Winchester
Council
01 October 2009 19:00
Conference Chamber, Guildhall, Winchester
Planning
Development Control (Telecommunications) sub Committee
01 October 2009 09:30
Hunts Frozen Food, 27 Andover Road, Winchester
Licensing
and Regulation Committee
06 October 2009 18:30
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Planning
Development Control Committee
08 October 2009 09:30
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Cabinet
14 October 2009 10:00
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Principal
Scrutiny Committee
19 October 2009 18:30
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
Cabinet
(Local Development Framework) Committee
20 October 2009 14:00
King Charles Suite, Guildhall, Winchester
Planning
Development Control Committee
29 October 2009 09:30
Walton Room, Guildhall, Winchester
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Latest News from Winchester City Council...
Town
Forum puts focus on homelessness
Representatives from Winchester's three main homelessness
charities - Trinity Winchester, Winchester Churches Nightshelter,
and Emmaus Hampshire - will be addressing members of the Winchester Town
Forum next month.
Local
performers capture the spirit of London 2012
Members of Winchester's Blue Apple Theatre have been
helping to promote the city during the recent visit by Paul Deighton, the Chief Executive of the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG).
Box
Office Rush for Poet Laureate Tickets
An overwhelming
demand for tickets to see the new Poet Laureate in Winchester next month has prompted
organisers to move the event to a bigger venue. Carol Ann Duffy will now be
appearing at The Stripe Theatre, University of Winchester at 6.30pm on Thursday 8 October.
Local
children will learn how to 'Think Safe'
Hundreds of children from across the Winchester District will be learning
how to 'Think Safe' next month thanks to a week of special events
organised, funded and run by Winchester City Council in conjunction with
Worthy Down Army Camp.
Home
Improvement Loans
Winchester City Council has introduced the Home
Improvement Loan to help people who cannot afford to carry out certain
types of essential repairs to their home.
Business
as usual in the High Street as repaving gets underway
Work begins this week to repave Winchester High Street.
LEADER
programme team reaches out to the rural businesses
The Fieldfare programme management team was recently on hand at the Alresford show to help give out grants to rural
businesses.
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