Local Plan 2040 – Evidence Base

The Winchester District Evidence Base is information collected on key aspects of the social, economic and environmental characteristics of the district,  to inform the preparation of planning documents including Local Plan and other policies.  Reports and documents will be added as they are agreed and finalised so please check these pages regularly

Local Plan Viability 

• Local Plan Viability - Interim Stage 1 report ^{(pdf, 2.7mb)}​​​​​​
• Local Plan Viability - Interim Stage 1 Report Appendix II ^{(pdf, 586kb)}
• Local Plan Viability - Interim Stage 1 Report Appendix III ^{(pdf, 755kb)}
• Local Plan Viability Study Briefing Note of work to date September 2022 ^{(pdf, 1.8mb)}
• Local Plan Viability Study: Current Working Stage Appendix I September 2022 ^{(pdf, 673kb)}

Housing

• Winchester District Strategic Housing Market Assessment (February 2020) ^{(pdf, 4.9mb)}
• Future Local Housing Need and Population Profile Assessment (January 2020) ^{(pdf, 676kb)}
• Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment 2021 (December 2021)
• Interim Position Statement of Student Accommodation in Winchester to inform the Local Plan 2038 ^{(pdf, 718kb)}
• Windfall Assessment report ^{(pdf, 796kb)}
• Settlement Hierarchy Review 2022 September 2022 Update Final* ^{(pdf, 734kb)}
• Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 2.4mb)}
• Pitch Deliverability Assessment (PDA) (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 808kb)}

Development Strategy and Sites

• Development Strategy and Site Selection 2022 ^{(pdf, 2.4mb)}
• Development Strategy and Site Selection 2022 - Appendix 3 ^{(pdf, 16mb)}
• Settlement Hierarchy Review 2022 (November 2022) ^{(pdf, 795kb)}
• Settlement Hierarchy Review 2021 ^{(pdf, 361kb)}

Design

• Workshop 1 report - Design Policy ^{(pdf, 2.1mb)}
• Workshop 2 report - Winchester Town Centre ^{(pdf, 16.4mb)}
• Workshop 3 report - Market Towns and Rural Villages ^{(pdf, 9.9mb)}

Carbon Neutrality

• Embodied Carbon Policy Options (June 2023) ^{(pdf, 4.9mb)}
• Net Zero Carbon Targets August 2023 ^{(pdf, 2.9mb)}
• Net Zero Energy Target Report (September 2022) * ^{(pdf, 2.1mb)}
• WinACC Renewable Energy in Winchester District (February 2022) ^{(pdf, 982kb)}
• Renewable Energy Study for Winchester District Development Framework (December 2008) ^{(pdf, 1.4mb)}

Economy

• Employment Land Study (April 2020) ^{(pdf, 5.3mb)}
• Retail, Leisure and Town Centre Uses Study (August 2020) - Main Report and Appendix A ^{(pdf, 9.7mb)}
• Retail, Leisure and Town Centre Uses Study (August 2020) - Appendix B and Appendix C ^{(pdf, 3mb)}

Environment

• Landscape Character Assessment 2022 - Main Document ^{(pdf, 39.3mb)}
• Landscape Character Assessment 2022 - Appendices ^{(pdf, 1.4mb)}
• Review of the Need for Nutrient Neutral Development in the Budds Farm Wastewater Treatment Works catchment (June 2020) ^{(pdf, 2.1mb)}
• HCC Air quality framework ^{(pdf, 87.5mb)}
• Biodiversity Action Plan
• Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 19.3mb)}
• Environment Agency - Solent & South Downs (SSD) Position on Water Efficiency and Planning August 2023 (18/08/23) ^{(pdf, 302kb)}

Flood Risk

• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (June 2023) ^{(pdf, 471kb)}

Recreation and Leisure 

• Winchester City Council Playing Pitch Strategy & Action Plan (April 2018) ^{(pdf, 1.2mb)}
• Green Infrastructure Framework web portal - Natural England
• Natural England - GI mapping database
• WCC Open Space Assessment 2022 ^{(pdf, 11.7mb)} Please Note: population data error for Olivers Battery (Page 70). Should read population: 1493

Transport

• Local Plan 2038 Transport Assessment Stage 1 Report (September 2020) ^{(pdf, 8.7mb)}

Infrastructure

Historic Environment

• A guide to making your historic building more energy efficient (2023) ^{(pdf, 1.3mb)}

Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)

• IIA Report non- technical summary (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 708kb)}
• IIA Main Report (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 87.9mb)}
• IIA Main Report Erratum (November 2022) ^{(pdf, 1.5mb)}
• IIA Appendices A-E (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 104.7mb)}
• IIA Appendix F (October 2022) ^{(pdf, 53.8mb)}
• IIA Appendix F Erratum (November 2022) ^{(pdf, 48mb)}
• IIA Appendix F Erratum (November 2022) Version 2 ^{(pdf, 48mb)}

Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA)

PfSH (Partnership for South Hampshire)

• PfSH Spatial Position Statement (December 2023) ^{(pdf, 1.6mb)}
• Strategic Green and Blue Infrastructure Opportunities in South Hampshire (Part 2) (September 2023) ^{(pdf, 23.6mb)}
• Green Belt/ Green Infrastructure Design Study (May 2023) ^{(pdf, 21.4mb)}

Vision for Winchester

One Great Win is engaging the people of Winchester in order to create a 2020–2030 Vision for the city. For further details go to: https://www.onegreatwin.com/

Last Updated: Thursday 18 July 2024