The Ashburton Road scheme consists of 6 one bedroom flats and 2 two bedroom semi-detached homes built on the site a former garage site. The scheme also includes the construction of 1 two bedroom bungalow on land to the side of 22a Mitford Road.

The scheme included the reconfiguration of the road layout to create a two-way road and improvements to the central grassed area to create an attractive, safe, and usable public open space.

Where: New Alresford

Number of houses: 8

Types of houses: 6 Affordable Rent and 2 Shared Ownership

Status: Construction commenced in March 2017 and completed in August 2018.

Additional details:

• Architect: T2 Architects
• Builder: FE Chase & Son Ltd

The Bailey Close scheme consists of 5x one bedroom flats on a under used Council-owned garage site.  The development potential of the site was first identified as part of the Stanmore Planning Framework in 2013.  Construction started in mid March 2017 and completed in November 2018.

Where: Stanmore, Winchester

Number of homes: 5

Types of homes: Affordable Rent

Status: Construction started in mid-March 2017 and completed in November 2018.

Additional details:

• Architect: Snug Architects
• Builder: HA&DB Kitchin (Alton) Ltd

Winchester Housing Trust, Winchester City Council and Micheldever Parish Council worked in partnership to deliver a 15-unit affordable housing project on a rural exception site in Micheldever.

The development was named Barron Close after Brian Barron who was responsible for the running of Winchester Housing Trust for 20 years and worked closely with the Micheldever community. Mr Barron sadly passed away in December 2012 shortly after opening the site for construction.

Seven houses and one flat were sold to local people on a shared ownership basis. Owners have an opportunity to buy a 60% share, with the majority of shared ownership buyers having a lifelong connection to Micheldever.

The other seven units are provided as rented accommodation and have been let to people with a strong local connection. Winchester City Council acquired five of the affordable rented units as part of its New Homes Delivery Programme. These properties were the first delivered under the Council’s new programme.

Where: Micheldever

Number of houses: 5

Types of houses: Affordable Rent

Status: The site was opened officially on 28 February 2014.

Additional details:

• Architect: The Genesis Design Studio Ltd
• Builder: Drew Smith

The scheme at Station Close consisted of 5 houses built on a former sewage pumping station and a block of 9 disused council garages.

Planning permission was granted in December 2012 to build 3 three bed houses, and 2 two bed houses for rent with associated communal parking.

Where: Itchen Abbas

Number of houses: 5

Types of houses: Affordable Rent (3x three bed houses, 2x two bed houses)

Status: Construction started in July 2013 and the houses were completed and handed over to the Council on 12 July 2014.

Additional details:

• Architect: Mapledean
• Builder: FE Chase

Planning Permission was granted in November 2012 for 3 three bedroom houses for rent to be built in place of the Council-owned garages on the site at Bourne Close. Two parking spaces are provided per house, with 4 additional communal spaces.

Where: Otterbourne

Number of houses: 3

Types of houses: Affordable Rent

Status: Construction started on the site in July 2013 and the new homes were handed over to the Council on 12 August 2014

Additional details:

• Architect: PDP Architecture
• Builder: FE Chase

Burnet Lane, Kings Worthy was completed in June 2021 and comprised 35 new homes with a mix of affordable rent, shared ownership, and discounted market sale. 

The new development is adjacent to landscaped open space, known locally as Top Field which is now in council ownership and will be managed by the council's natural environment and recreation team.  The area will include significant ecological preservation work, such as the relocation of over 100 slow worms for protection. As well as wildlife habitats, including dormice, wooded areas, and a wildflower meadow, sown using local seeds collected from Lovedon Lane in Kings Worthy.  It also includes a network of footpaths linking to the Watercress Way and the main amenities in Kings Worthy

Where: Burnett Lane, Kings Worthy

Number of houses: 35

Types of houses: Affordable Rent, Shared Ownership and Discount Market Sale

Status: Completed in June 2021

Additional details:

• Architect: Thrive Architects
• Builder: Drew Smith

Built on the site of a former car park, Chesil Lodge is an award winning council-owned extra care scheme which opened in 2018. It provides 52 one and two bedroom apartments with a mix of affordable rent, shared ownership, and open market tenures, all built to HAPPI (Housing our Ageing Population – Panel for Innovation) design principles and capable of adaptation for wheelchair users.

The scheme includes 44 one and two bedroom self-contained apartments for affordable rent, with six homes available for shared ownership and two outright sale apartments. Communal areas include a restaurant, lounges, a hair salon, laundry, and gardens. A day care is managed on site by Hampshire County Council.

Awards include:

• LABC Best Inclusive Building – Regional winner and National shortlist
• UK Housing Awards – shortlist
• Spaces – highly commended
• RICS Awards South East – shortlist
• Inside Housing Development Awards – finalist

Where: Chesil Street close to the heart of Winchester.

Number of houses: 52

Types of houses: 44 Affordable Rent, 6 Shared Ownership, 2 Open Market

Status: Completed in July 2018

Additional Details:

• Architect: PDP Architects (Principal Architect), Design Engine (Design Guardian)
• Builder: Galliford Try

The scheme was a finalist in the Inside Housing Development Awards 2018 for best older people’s housing development (under 70 homes).

Two new family homes at Dolphin Hill in Twyford were completed in September 2020. The new residents are benefitting from energy efficient homes, equipped with solar panels and air source heat pumps providing heating and hot water. Positive comments have been received from local residents about the improved street scene.

Where: Dolphin Hill, Twyford

Number of homes: 2

Types of homes: Affordable Rent

Status: Completed in September 2020

Additional details:

• Architect: PDP Architecture LLP
• Builder: Whitman Builders Ltd

The Rowlings Road development in Weeke consists of 7 homes, they comprise of:

• 3x two bedroom family homes
• 4x one bedroom flats

There were also improvements to public footpath routes and visual improvement to the public realm to benefit local people.

Where: Weeke, Winchester

Number of houses: 7

Types of houses: Affordable Rent

Status: Completed in February 2021

Additional details:

• Architect: Architecture PLB
• Builder: FE Chase

The Hillier Way Scheme consists of 13 new affordable rent homes developed on open space land which lay outside the Winchester settlement boundary. This development comprises of

• 3x three bedroom houses
• 3x two bedroom houses
• 3x two bedroom duplex houses
• 4x one bedroom apartments

To help mitigate for the visual loss of open space at Hillier Way, a financial contribution was made to improve open space provision in Abbotts Barton.  A previously inaccessible piece of land was turned into public open space, now known as Hilliers Haven. Improvements were made to existing open spaces, including new and improved pathways and a new trim trail.

This site was one of a number identified in the Abbotts Barton Planning Framework and is the first to be developed.

Where: Abbots Barton, Winchester

Number of homes: 13

Types of homes: Affordable Rent

Status: HH Drews were appointed as the principal contractor for the building work. The new homes were handed to the Council and new tenants in December 2017.

Additional details:

• Architect: Design Engine Architects
• Builder: HH Drews

The Kiln Cottages scheme consists of 2 three bedroom homes for affordable rent. The houses were built on a brownfield site of redundant garden land in Spring Vale, Swanmore and built to ‘Lifetime Homes’ standard, which means the homes can support the changing needs of families through flexible design which allows for future adaptations. They are adjacent to the village hall and very close to the recreation ground and other local amenities.

Where: Springvale, Swanmore

Number of houses: 2

Types of houses: Affordable Rent

Status: Construction started on site in late summer 2015 and was completed at the end of March 2016

Additional details:

• Architect & Builder: Mapledean

The Council purchased three sites near to Mayles Lane, Knowle, to provide new affordable homes.

The scheme comprises 13 properties across the following three sites:

• Dean Copse Cottages (formerly Park Cottages) – 5 two-storey dwellings (17/00958/FUL – consent granted 5 June 2017)
• Totsome Cottages (formerly Dean Villas) – 2 two-storey dwellings (17/00957/FUL – consent granted 5 June 2017
• Knowle Halt Lodge (south of Knowle Village Business Park) – a block of 6 flats (17/00959/FUL – consent granted 9 November 2017)
• Planning consent for the three sites was granted in 2017 with construction commencing in August 2018.

Where: Knowle, Fareham

Number of homes: 13

Types of homes: 11 Affordable Rent and 2 Shared Ownership

Status: Completed in November 2019

Additional details:

• Architect: PDP Architecture llp
• Builder: FE Chase & Son Ltd

Property acquired in 2016 to provide 34 units of temporary accommodation.

The former New Queens Head Pub in Stanmore was converted into 21 new council dwellings with associated parking and landscaping for affordable rent. The homes are designed to meet ‘Lifetime Homes’ criteria with flexible accommodation that will meet residents’ needs without significant adaption.

In addition to the new council housing, improvements were made to the pedestrian access from Stanmore Lane to Stanmore Recreation Ground and the Carroll Centre.

A community arts project titled “A postcard for Stanmore” took place through the summer of 2014 designed to brighten up the site hoardings with six large postcards plotting the history of Stanmore. 350 local people took part by sharing their memories and photos. The postcards were officially unveiled by The Mayor of Winchester on 15 October 2014.

Where: Stanmore, Winchester

Number of houses: 21

Types of houses: All 21 homes are for affordable rent, with half prioritised for people with a local connection to Stanmore. This includes the following:

• 1x one bedroom bungalow
• 6x one bedroom flats
• 9x two bedroom houses
• 5x three bedroom houses

Status: Construction started on site in January 2015. The first houses were completed in December 2015 with the remainder completed in February 2016. 

Additional details:

• Architect: Chaplin Farrant Wiltshire Architects
• Builder: Drew Smith

Our scheme in North Whitley was built by Drew Smith Ltd (part of the Vistry Partnerships) and consists of 54 new affordable homes. The scheme was completed in phases with the final handover to the council in August 2023.

The scheme is a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes for affordable rent and shared ownership.

The homes are built to the AECB standard (Association for Environment Conscious Building) addressing the climate emergency by delivering as close to net zero carbon as possible.

Where: North Whiteley

Number of houses: 54

Types of houses: Affordable Rent and Shared Ownership 

Status: Completed in August 2023

Additional details:

• Architect: Architecture PLB
• Builder: Drew Smith

The Southbrook Cottages scheme consists of 6 affordable rent flats on a under used Council-owned garage site. 

The scheme has been designed and built to meet the Passivhaus Plus Standard. The Passivhaus Plus Standard is the most energy efficient standard available signifying a building produces as much energy through renewable energy as the occupants consume throughout the year. This flagship scheme is great news for tenants and the environment.

So far, there are only around 1500 Passivhaus homes across the UK, and even fewer have achieved the Passivhaus Plus standard, with Winchester City Council one of the first local authorities in the country to develop a Passivhaus Plus scheme as part of its drive to tackle climate change.

A public consultation took place in August 2020 and was followed by a resident parking survey in September 2020. As a result of the feedback received, a parking scheme has been provided to support additional off street parking on Southbrook Cottages residents, including 5 disabled spaces. This work was carried out alongside the Passivhaus scheme.

Where: Micheldever, Winchester

Number of houses: 6

Types of houses: x4 one bedroom & x2 two bedroom affordable rent flats. 

Status: Work started on site in March 2023 and was completed in October 2024

Additional details:

• Architect: Architecture PLB
• Builder: Ascia Construction Ltd

The award winning scheme at Symonds Close provides 12 new affordable homes with a mix of family houses and homes for downsizers. The site was built on a former garage court and an area of underused informal open space land on Westman Road, accessed between numbers 4 and 6 Westman Road.

To help mitigate for the loss of the open space at Westman Road, the housing project made a financial contribution to be spent on open spaces in Weeke, in consultation with the local community. The open space improvements include provision of seating and an outside gym at Dean Park and a trim trail at St Mathews Field.

Awards included:

• Solent Design Award ‘Residential Quality Place Award’ – winner
• Inside Housing ‘Best Affordable Housing Development’ – finalist
• Inside Housing ‘Development of the Week’
• The Civic Voice award – shortlist
• CPRE award – shortlist

Where: Weeke, Winchester

Number of houses: 12

Types of houses: Affordable Rent

The scheme comprises, for families: 1x four bedroom house, 6x three bedroom houses and for downsizers: 3x two bedroom houses and 2x two bedroom bungalows. Both the family and the downsizing units incorporate flexible arrangements for living spaces and bedrooms, and all the dwellings meet ‘Lifetime Homes’ standards.

Status: The project started on site in May 2015 and was completed in June 2016,

Energy standard: all 12 homes met stringent sustainability criteria achieving CODE Level 5 for energy. The buildings are timber framed with high levels of insulation, triple glazed windows and photovoltaic panels on the roofs.

Additional details:

• Architect: T2 Architects
• Builder: FE Chase

The Valley scheme was completed in June 2021 and provided 77 new homes with a mix of one, two, and three bedroom flats; two and 3 bedroom houses; and a 3 bedroom bungalow.

The scheme also included landscaping and parking, and improvements to the footpaths and remaining open space across the Valley. The scheme reflects and builds on the ideas set out for the Valley in the Stanmore Planning Framework.

Where: Stanmore, Winchester

Number of houses: 77

Types of houses: 54 Social Rent and 23 Shared Ownership

Status: Work started on site in April 2019 and was completed in June 2021

Additional details:

• Architect: Snug Architects
• Builder: Drew Smith

This scheme was enabled by the demolition of Victoria House, a former block of sheltered housing units. Eighteen new downsizer flats provide a mix of one and two bedroom accommodation at affordable rents, with a further 9x two bedroom shared ownership flats in a separate block. There are also underground parking facilities.

The archaeological investigation of the site found a number of graves from the Roman period, some containing skeletons, but no grave goods. All remains were removed from the site for further investigation.

Work started on the site in April 2016 and the first residents moved in during December 2018. 

Where: Victoria Street, Winchester

Number of homes: 27

Types of homes: 18 Affordable Rent and 9 Shared Ownership

Status: Work started on the site in April 2016 and the first residents moved in during December 2018.

Additional details:

• Architect: Architecture PLB
• Builder: HH Drew and Son Ltd