Consultation on Winchester City Council s plan refresh draws to a close on April 12. This will shape future infrastructure investments and determine which areas can be developed across the district. Save South Winchester Campaign Group is pleading that Royaldown – the scheme to build a new town between Winchester and Hursley – is not considered. Hampshire County Councillor and Hursley resident Jan Warwick said: “We know our local traffic network is stretched to the limit in normal times, so it was important for us to understand the traffic impact from another 5,000 houses, 2,000 space Park and Ride, two schools, shops and commercial sites. The report estimates the site will generate 25,000 additional car journeys everyday piling onto Badger Farm Road, Poles Lane and the M3 junctions”.
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Planning applications SIR: The consultation for Your Place Your Plan has been open for over three weeks and the members of the Save South Winchester Campaign Group (SSWCG) have been looking carefully at both the content of the draft plan and the consultation questions. We echo the city council’s call for as many people to make their views known as possible, although a lengthy draft plan, with 12 accompanying documents, makes understanding and responding to the many questions in the consultation not an easy task. The SSWCG believes that none of the four housing options presented offers the best choice, and two of them include the risk of large scale development on greenfield land south of Winchester. The Save South Winchester (SSW) petition attracted 5,000 signatures and the campaign counts 1,300 Facebook followers who share concerns
WINCHESTER countryside campaigners have formed a new alliance to fight plans for local new towns. Three Winchester campaign groups have united to oppose building new towns as a way of delivering housing targets. The Countryside Charity CPRE Hampshire, Save South Winchester Campaign Group (SSWCG) and the Dever Society are urging Winchester City Council to reject building new towns in their new Local Plan. The city council published ‘Your Place Your Plan: Strategic Issues and Priorities Consultation’, the first opportunity for Winchester residents to have their say on the new Local Plan, the blueprint for development until 2038. New towns are one of four housing options proposed.
WINCHESTER countryside campaigners have formed a new alliance to fight plans for local new towns. Three Winchester campaign groups have united to oppose building new towns as a way of delivering housing targets. The Countryside Charity CPRE Hampshire, Save South Winchester Campaign Group (SSWCG) and the Dever Society are urging Winchester City Council to reject building new towns in their new Local Plan. The city council published ‘Your Place Your Plan: Strategic Issues and Priorities Consultation’, the first opportunity for Winchester residents to have their say on the new Local Plan, the blueprint for development until 2038. New towns are one of four housing options proposed.