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The planning committee approved amendments to houses being built by Shorewood Homes, off Downside Road, Teg Down. Earlier this year the council lost an appeal over the scheme after it had rejected amendments to one of the houses called Hazelwood, with its “unnecessarily restrictive” decisions criticised by the planning inspector who awarded partial costs against the city council. The proposed changes attracted seven objections and one neighbour, a Mr Spencer, told the committee there should be traffic calming. “There has already been a death on Downside Road. It is an accident w...

WINCHESTER planners have resisted a proposal to radically alter an edge of town superstore in order to protect the city centre. City councillors say proposals by Royal London, for the Homebase store on Easton Lane, would damage the vitality of the High Street. Homebase oppose the application and says it wants to remain on the site with a new lease signed at the end of 2019 running until the end of 2024. Royal London said they will not try to change the store with Homebase there but were 'future proofing the site. Royal London submitted four applications: to change the planning condi...