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The new house will be in the garden of Plover Hill. Image: Winchester City Council planning application PLANNING chiefs reluctantly approved a new home in Compton Down despite fears that it would increase traffic issues. A plan for a three-bedroom house in the garden of Plover Hill, Field Way, went before the city council’s planning committee last Thursday. The application drew a number of objections, particularly from the Compton Down Society and the parish council. Parish council representative Cllr Francis Strange told the meeting: “The existing road network on Compton Down is ...

Development framework of Royaldown. By Keep Architecture A PLANNED protest over the 5,000-home Royaldown scheme will be held online due to the national lockdown. Members of the Save South Winchester campaign had originally planned to hold a socially distanced march around the site perimeter on January 24. The aim was to plant 100 wild roses (the Hampshire rose) close to the site entrance near Down Farm off Port Lane, within walking distance of Compton Down, Oliver’s Battery and Hursley. Now, the event will be held virtually between noon and 1pm on the given date. Further details a...