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A PLAN to greatly increase the size of a Winchester house has been rejected by councillors amid claims of racial bias.

A REVAMP at Long Barn will pose no threat to other businesses in Alresford, a committee heard.

DEVELOPERS who build without planning permission came under fire from city councillors over a scheme in a village near Winchester. Mr A Bennett put in retrospective application after not abiding by planning permission that had been given for three houses, a committee heard. The three two-storey houses, which replaced a 1960s bungalow, were higher than the permission at The Pines, Downs Road, South Wonston. The scheme attracted nine objections from neighbours including Grant Johnston who s...

DEVELOPERS who build without planning permission came under fire from city councillors over a scheme in a village near Winchester. Mr A Bennett put in retrospective application after not abiding by planning permission that had been given for three houses, a committee heard. The three two-storey houses, which replaced a 1960s bungalow, were higher than the permission at The Pines, Downs Road, South Wonston. The scheme attracted nine objections from neighbours including Grant Johnston who s...

A bungalow on Springvale Road will be knocked down to make space, a committee heard. Local city councillor Jane Rutter said the bungalow was lived in by Alex Fry, "who was a great gardener and wrote for 50 years in the parish magazine how to garden through the seasons. "His garden was a wonderful example of a cottage harden. So its a sadness we are going to see it built over but that is the way of the world these days." She added: "Its a shame this perfectly good bungalow is going to be...

THE back garden of another Winchester Edwardian home is set to be developed. Rutland House on Park Road is one of the last on the road to see a back-land development. Alfred Homes has proposed three detached houses on the back garden next to the Kings Barton development. Originally four houses were approved but Alfred Homes have altered the scheme which attracted opposition from the City of Winchester Trust and 13 households, citing overdevelopment, lack of open space and dangerous acce...

PLANS for a new 64-home estate in Swanmore have been approved.

12pm, Wednesday 16 June I The Concourse Concert Hall Internationally-acclaimed flutist, Jane Rutter, presents the third Live at Lunch concert on 16 June...

The application had been looming over the heads of residents since 2019. But following a Winchester City Council planning committee, the scheme has been approved – despite receiving 40 objections. Councillors addressed concerns about traffic and the environment at the site, which is just a stones throw from Swanmore College. By the end of debate, all eight members of the committee were in agreement and unanimously approved the plans. Cllr Anne Weir said: "This is a substantial devel...

PLANNING chiefs were split down the middle over a retrospective application for an outdoor kitchen. Josh Mathias has installed a pergola and pizza oven in his Walcote Place courtyard, just off the High Street. He claimed he did not realise it required planning permission. But his neighbours complained to the council and Mr Mathias was forced to submit an application. This was refused following lengthy debate at a city council planning committee on April 22. Chairman Therese Evans used...