Open Space Strategy

Open Space Strategy 2008/09

The City Council has approved this Open Space Strategy for use as a background paper to the adopted Winchester District Local Plan Review (WDLPR). The Strategy provides a comprehensive framework for the provision of outdoor, public recreational space in the Plan area. It is prepared and reviewed annually in consultation with all the parish councils, the Winchester Town Forum, the City Council's Environment Team and Sports and Recreation Manager, as they are the main providers of the facilities throughout the District.

The Strategy will be used by the City Council's Planning Officers as a basis for determining what recreational provision is required for new dwellings in the Plan area, or, alternatively, the amount of contribution that will be sought in lieu of that provision. Contributions will be paid into a special Open Space Fund, where they will be retained for use in the area where the developments have taken place, until appropriate schemes are implemented.

The Strategy is reviewed annually, in consultation with the Parish Councils, the Town Forum and the City Council's Recreation and Sports Division, to ensure that it is kept up-to-date and reflects the current position as accurately as possible.

The Strategy can be downloaded using the linke below. The full document is very large so it has been split down using the sections and individual parishes. All files are PDFs which will require the PDF Reader.

Document Downloads

Index, Introduction, Guidance and Key to Maps

Badger Farm
Beauworth
Bighton
Bishops Sutton
Bishops Waltham
Boarhunt
Bramdean and Hinton Ampner
Cheriton
Chilcomb
Colden Common
Compton and Shawford
Corhampton and Meonstoke
Crawley
Curdridge
Denmead
Droxford
Durley
Exton
Hambledon
Headbourne Worthy
Hursley
Itchen Stoke and Ovington
Itchen Valley
Kilmeston
Kings Worthy
Littleton and Harestock
Micheldever
New Alresford
Northington
Old Alresford
Olivers Battery
Otterbourne
Owslebury
Shedfield
Soberton
Southwick and Widley
South Wonston
Sparsholt
Swanmore
Tichborne
Twyford
Upham
Warnford
West Meon
Wickham
Wonston
Winchester
Whiteley