Village and Neighbourhood Design Statements

Upham Village Design Statement (UVDS) Proposed Adoption

In autumn 2024, Upham Parish Council submitted the Upham Village Design Statement (UVDS) to the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) and Winchester City Council (WCC) to be considered for adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document. WCC and SDNPA carried out a public consultation on the draft UVDS between 11^th November – 23^rd December 2024 as required under the Local Planning Regulations of 2012.  Having taken account of the issues raised in the consultation, the two local planning authorities are now proposing to adopt the UVDS for their own planning purposes respectively. 

WCC will consider the proposed adoption of Upham Village Design Statement at the Decision Day meeting on 20 March 2025. The agenda, further details of the meeting and accompanying documentation can be found here.

SDNPA is considering the proposed adoption of Upham Village Design Statement at their planning committee meeting on 13 March 2025. Further details are available by the following link.

Village and Neighbourhood Design Statements are produced by local groups within each parish/residents group. Design statements are adopted by Winchester City Council as Supplementary Planning Documents to the Local Plan. For further details please contact the relevant parish clerk.

Guidance on matters to include in Village and Neighbourhood Design Statements is available using the link on the right hand side of this page.

Timing of updating Village Design Statements.

The Local Plan currently consists of LPP1 & LPP2.  Any VDS adopted at the present time will therefore be supplementary to the adopted policies within that plan.  The Council is currently undertaking a review of the existing plan with the intention of adopting a new Local Plan by the end of 2025 which would supersede the content and policies of the current plan.

You may wish to bear this timetable in mind when considering any updates or preparation of new design guidance as any supplementary planning guidance adopted between now and the adoption of the new local plan will need to be refreshed to make reference to Local Plan 2040 policies once that plan has been adopted. Please contact planning policy for further advice on this.

If you wish to discuss any updates to existing VDS/LADS please get in touch to discuss. planningpolicy@winchester.gov.uk

Below are the adopted Design Statements within Winchester District:

• Alresford Town Design Statement (2008) ^{(pdf, 3.6mb)}
• Bishop's Waltham Village Design Statement (2016) ^{(pdf, 2.8mb)}
• Boarhunt Village Design Statement (2002) ^{(pdf, 7.7mb)}
• Bramdean and Hinton Ampner Village Design Statement (2000) ^{(pdf, 4.5mb)}
• Chilbolton Avenue Local Area Design Statement (2006) ^{(pdf, 813kb)}
• Colden Common Village Design Statement (2022) ^{(pdf, 2.7mb)} (Adoption notice 2022) ^{(pdf, 276kb)}
• Compton and Shawford Village Design Statement (2011) ^{(pdf, 7.1mb)}
• Compton Down Local Area Design Statement (2007) ^{(pdf, 333kb)}
• Corhampton and Meonstoke Village Design Statement (2002) ^{(pdf, 5.7mb)}
• Crawley Village Design Statement (2020) ^{(pdf, 3mb)} (Adoption Notice Dec 2020) ^{(pdf, 263kb)}
• Curdridge and Curbridge Village Design Statement (2002) ^{(pdf, 6.2mb)}
• Denmead Village Design Statement (2016) ^{(pdf, 2.3mb)}
• Exton Village Design Statement (2010) ^{(pdf, 4mb)}
• Hambledon Village Design Statement (2021) ^{(pdf, 6mb)}
• Itchen Abbas Village Design Statement (2001) ^{(pdf, 7.1mb)}
• Kings Worthy and Abbots Worthy Village Design Statement (2007) ^{(pdf, 2.2mb)}
• Littleton Village Design Statement (2023) ^{(pdf, 5.8mb)} (Adoption Notice September 2023) ^{(pdf, 164kb)}
• Micheldever Village Design Statement (2022) ^{(pdf, 45.8mb)} Micheldever adoption notice (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 276kb)}
• Oliver's Battery Village Design Statement (2008) ^{(pdf, 4.3mb)}
• Otterbourne Village Design Statement (2008) ^{(pdf, 7mb)}
• Shedfield Village Design Statement (2016) ^{(pdf, 2.1mb)}
• Sleepers Hill Local Area Design Statement (2007) ^{(pdf, 1.2mb)}
• Soberton and Newtown Village Design Statement (2002) ^{(pdf, 4.4mb)}
• South Wonston Village Design Statement (2014) ^{(pdf, 10.1mb)}
• Sparsholt Village Design Statement (2012) ^{(pdf, 6.6mb)}
• Springvale Road Local Area Design Statement (2007) ^{(pdf, 790kb)}
• St Barnabas West Neighbourhood Design Statement (2007) ^{(pdf, 1.5mb)}
• St Giles Hill Neighbourhood Design Statement (2020) ^{(pdf, 3.6mb)} (Adoption Notice Dec 2020) ^{(pdf, 263kb)}
• Swanmore Village Design Statement (2019) ^{(pdf, 2.9mb)}
• Upham Village Design Statement (1999) ^{(pdf, 3.1mb)}
• West Fulflood and Oram's Arbour Neighbourhood Design Statement (2008) ^{(pdf, 7.7mb)}
• West Meon Village Design Statement (2002) ^{(pdf, 14.9mb)}
• Wickham Village Design Statement (2001) ^{(pdf, 5.2mb)}

Last Updated: Wednesday 12 March 2025