Using the agreed development principles, we aimed to create a viable, local and community driven Concept Masterplan, that will guide the improvement and development of the Station Approach area. 

Environmental, economic, and social wellbeing all lie at the heart of what we want to create. This is an opportunity to explore transforming a key gateway to Winchester and protecting what makes the city special. 

We asked for views on a new Concept Masterplan. It’s important to note that this is not detailed design of what will be built on site, but instead sets a range of guidelines for developers.

The consultation was open for 6 weeks between Monday 16 September– Sunday 27 October 2024

All responses are now being considered, and the Concept Masterplan finalised. It will then be submitted to Cabinet and, if approved, it will guide future development and be a material consideration for planning applications that come forward.

Design Engine Architects, who have offices based in Winchester, have been appointed to develop a concept masterplan for the Station Approach area over the next 12 months.

Design Engine have a strong connection to the city and are experienced in developing projects in Winchester. They have been involved in masterplanning the University of Winchester for almost two decades and have successfully completed award-winning buildings that enhance the campus.

You can find out more about them here – Design Engine Architects award winning UK practice

We want you to join the conversation! In the summer of 2024, we'll be sharing our ideas, and we'd love to hear what you think.

For more information about the project and to keep up to date with how you can get involved, visit the project website here Home - Station Approach (winchesterstationapproach.co.uk)

Winchester City Council’s Cabinet Committee: Regeneration is meeting at 2pm on Thursday 08 February 2024, in the Walton Suite, Guildhall, Winchester to hear an update on the progress of the Station Approach project – including a chance to hear from key members of the concept masterplan team, and you would be most welcome to attend.

Spaces are limited and we understand that these Committee meetings occur in working hours, so if you are unable to attend in person you can either watch the live video stream via YouTube during the meeting or catch up at your convenience by watching the video recording which is made available shortly afterwards. 

If you’d like to attend in person to observe or speak at the meeting you can do so by registering with our Democratic Services team at least 3 working days before the meeting - in this case, 4.30pm Friday 2nd February (email democracy@winchester.gov.uk).

On Tuesday 18^th July 2023 Winchester City Council’s Cabinet met to review the Strategic Outline Case (SOC) and decide on the next steps for the Station Approach project.

At the meeting, Cabinet agreed to the development of a Concept Masterplan that would set out a vision of the whole site and be created in consultation with local people.  

This means that in the future, should the area be developed one section at a time, the sites will complement each other and contribute to the regeneration of a cohesive ‘place’ overall.

It’s really important to us that local people and businesses continue to have their say and so, we’ll be sure to let you know how and when you can get involved in the creation of the concept masterplan.

If you would like to see the cabinet decision in full, the meeting was recorded live via YouTube, and you are welcome to watch it anytime via the council’s channel – here.

The document pack for this meeting, which includes the full SOC, is available as a link at the bottom of this page. The Station Approach report, CAB3413 can be found on pages 15 - 94.

On Wednesday 7th June 2023 Winchester City Council’s Cabinet Committee: Regeneration met to hear the results of the capacity study.
 
This study explored the ‘art of the possible’ and highlighted the opportunities, as well as the constraints of the site using technical data as well as the feedback from the public consultation. It looked at what could be possible from building types and size, street planting, how people travel through the site, plus what is economically viable.
 
The meeting was recorded live via YouTube, and you can watch it back at any time. 
The document pack for this meeting is available as a link at the bottom of this page.