Local Plan Review (Adopted 2006)

Winchester District Local Plan (Adopted 2006)

The development plan forms the basis for decisions on land use planning affecting the area and was adopted on 7th July 2006.

The Winchester District Local Plan Review has been prepared by Winchester City Council, together with Hampshire County Council as Highway Authority, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

The Plan was placed on deposit in draft in October 2001 and a revised version was published in May 2003, having been certified by Hampshire County Council as being in general conformity with the Hampshire County Structure Plan 1996 - 2011 (Review).

Objections to the Plan were considered at a Public Local Inquiry held between June 2004 and March 2005. The Inspectors' Report was published in September 2005 and Proposed Modifications to the Plan were produced in January 2006.

The Winchester District Local Plan Review supersedes the Winchester District Local Plan 1998.

Interim Policy Aspirations

Recent changes to the development plan system have resulted in delays to the expected adoption date for the Local Development Framework Core Strategy (now expected in late 2012) and the Development Management and Allocations Development Plan Document. The revocation of the South East Plan means that the statutory development plan now consists only of the 'saved' policies of the 2006 Winchester District Local Plan Review.

It will be some time before the Core Strategy or Development Management and Allocations DPD can be adopted so the Council has produced some 'Interim Policy Aspirations' for a small number of key policy areas. These were adopted as non-statutory policy aspirations by the Council in January 2011 and will be 'material considerations' for planning applications submitted. The Interim Policy Aspirations cover the following key issues:

• Spatial policy areas;
• Climate change/sustainability aspirations;
• Affordable housing/housing mix aspirations.

You can view the Interim Policy Aspirations by clicking on the following weblink: Interim Policy Aspirations

Saved Policies

With the introduction of the Local Development Framework (LDF) system in 2004, Local Plan Policies were automatically saved for a 3 year period from adoption of the Local Plan.

This period however, expired on 7th July 2009, but with the LDF still in preparation it is necessary to 'save' the local plan policies so that they can be used in making planning decisions. A list of the policies which expired and those policies which were saved on the 7th July 2009 can be viewed by following this link.

View the Chapters of the Winchester District Local Plan Review

The chapters of the Local Plan can be viewed by clicking on the links below. The policies that have not been saved are shown crossed through in red in each chapter.

Copies of the adopted Plan are available for inspection at Winchester City Council and at local libraries. Copies are available to purchase (priced £50).

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Strategy
Chapter 3 - Design and Development Principles
Chapter 4 - Countryside and Natural Environment
Chapter 5 - Historic Environment
Chapter 6 - Housing
Chapter 7 - Employment
Chapter 8 - Town Centres, Shopping and Facilities
Chapter 9 - Recreation and Tourism
Chapter 10 - Transport
Chapter 11 - Winchester
Chapter 12 - Major Development Areas
Chapter 13 - The Settlements
Chapter 14 - Implementation

Appendix 1 - Other Plans, Guidance and Designations
Appendix 2 - Landscape Characters
Appendix 3 - Sustainability Appraisal
Glossary Chapter 1 - Introduction

Maps

• Key to Maps
  
• Key to MDA Maps
  
• Proposal Map

Map 1 - Bishops Waltham
Map 2 - Cheriton
Map 3 - Colden Common
Map 4 - Compton Down
Map 5 - Corhampton
Map 6 - Curdridge
Map 7 - Denmead
Map 8 - Droxford
Map 9 - Hambledon
Map 10 - Hursley
Map 11 - Itchen Abbas
Map 12 - Kingsworthy
Map 13 - Knowle
Map 14 - Micheldever
Map 15 - Micheldever Station
Map 16 - New Alresford
Map 17 - Old Alresford
Map 18 - Otterbourne
Map 19 - South Wonston Map 1
Map 19 - South Wonston Map 2
Map 20 - Southdown
Map 21 - Southwick
Map 22 - Sparsholt
Map 23 - Sutton Scotney
Map 24 - Swanmore Map 1
Map 24 - Swanmore Map 2
Map 25 - Twyford Map 1
Map 25 - Twyford Map 2
Map 26 - Waltham Chase
Map 27 - West of Waterlooville
Map 28 - West Meon
Map 29 - Whiteley
Map 30 - Wickham
Map 31N - Winchester North
Map 31S - Winchester South
Map 33 - Aerodrome Safeguarding
Map 34 - Nature Conservation Areas
Map 35 - Landscape Character Areas

Background documents to the Local Plan Review

To view background documents to the Local Plan Review and archived documents go to Local Plan Documents

Supplementary Planning Guidance

For information on Supplementary Planning Documents, the South East Plan and Planning Policy Statements, go to Planning Policy Guidance.