Housing
The City Council is involved with and has a wide range of responsibilities for Housing.
This section of the website covers a variety of areas related to housing, including, council housing, applying for housing, home improvements, grants, refuse and recycling, and much more. There is also an area packed with useful information regarding Council Tenancies including an electronic copy of the Tenants Handbook.
Here you will also find information on applying for housing using Hampshire Home Choice, the new choice based lettings system that will be live in Spring 2009.
Latest Updates:
Planning Guidance for Rural Businesses document
These guidance notes are aimed primarily at rural
businesses and land owners who are contemplating
applying for planning permission to start a new
enterprise or to further develop their existing business.
01/02/2012
Pre-Submission Local Plan Part 1 – Joint Core Strategy
On this page you can find more information on the Pre-Submission version of the Joint Core Srategy and the consultation on this document.
20/01/2012
Habitat Regulations Assessment of the emerging Joint Core Strategy
This page will give you more information about the Appropriate Assessment of the emerging Joint Core Strategy.
19/01/2012
In this section:
Safety Warning - Beko frost free fridge freezers
Some models of BEKO frost free fridge freezers are subject to a safety warning.
13/07/2011
Older Persons Action Plan 2008/9 - 2012/13
The Communities and Local Government, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods setsout a national strategy for housing in an ageing society. This action plan takes forward the themes from the national agenda and places these within the context of the Winchester District.
04/08/2009
Housing Development Viability Study 2008
In 2008 the Council completed a study that examines the impact of affordable housing policies on the viability of housing development.
03/08/2009
Winchester District Housing Strategy 2008/9- 2012/13
The Housing Strategy is the overarching strategy which sets out the vision and priorities of the City Council and Winchester Housing Board.
27/10/2008
Black and Minority Ethnic Strategy 2005-2008
This strategy presents the aims of the housing service in meeting the needs of its culturally diverse community, and sets out our objectives and targets for the next three years to help us deliver to those aims.
28/09/2006
