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Information Update from the City of Winchester Trust September 2020 Information update from The City of Winchester Trust September 2020 Image from the White Paper ‘Planning for the Future’ © Crown copyright 2020, re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence version 3.0 Chairman’s Jottings One of the problems we have with the Trust is an historic City that has evolved over the lack of representatives on the council of hundreds of years with buildings, roads, younger age groups. We therefore often get and spaces reflecting this history. It is also accused of wishing to preserve Winchester generally recognised that the City has to in aspic and not accepting that it has to continue evolving by adding our story to the evolve with new, fresh ideas, new buildings, mix, but at the same time always honouring and ways of improving the city’s economic the past which is the city’s primary asset. success. It seems to be considered that this On behalf of all members of the Trust and attitude towards preservation is represented particularly the Council I would like to thank by the older members of Winchester society Mary Tiles for all the work she has done for and is not necessarily representing the us. Mary has been the overall chair of P.A.G. younger age groups attitude as to how for a number of years and has informed us Winchester should evolve. that she is moving to another area of the I personally do not believe that it is correct country. This is a great loss to us for Mary to think that the majority of retirement age has undertaken this job with enthusiasm people consider that the preservation of and expertise. Not only that, but she has Winchester’s historic background has to kept us, the Trust Council, well informed be kept at all costs and therefore refuse to with the latest twists and turns of planning accept progress. Equally, it is an incorrect legislation that are likely to affect the City. assumption to consider that younger age So, thank you Mary, for all that you have groups wish to see progress regardless of done for the City of Winchester Trust and consideration towards place and context. In we all wish you the very best for the next fact, my experience of dealing with young episode of your life. generations is that in many ways they are more radical in their thinking towards how We have just been informed that Christmas development and movement is concerned, Cards this year may be sold via a company than the older generations. Nevertheless, I that is likely to charge 30% on the card have even been surprised by how aligned sales. Together with the printing costs, this ideas are across all generations concerning would wipe out most of the profit. We are Winchester and the way in which the City currently debating whether to handle this ‘in should evolve. house’. We will be informing everyone of a I think that it is generally recognised that decision before we go or if we go to print! there is a responsibility towards respecting Keith Leaman Heritage Open Days England’s largest festival of history and a mix of in-person and digital events. culture will return on 11–20 September, Communities will be able to celebrate and this year for the first time, the Heritage the stories of the places and spaces that Open Days (HODs) programme will be are important to them while staying safe 2 Letter from the Trust’s Chairman to Steve Brine, MP I am writing to voice the Trust’s concerns over and the development control sections the Government’s White Paper on planning. follow questionable development rules We are very concerned at the direction unquestioningly. No doubt Winchester’s the Government is taking in its proposed planning problems are repeated up and overhauling of the planning system, which down the UK. It is extremely unlikely that we believe will in effect emasculate part of central government will provide a better the local planning procedures. system – in fact their proposed system is We think most people would agree that the more likely to deliver development that is planning system is by no means perfect, in inappropriate and poor in execution. which case it should be strengthened, not To simply remove planning requirements weakened. and provide a free fall environment in order As far as Winchester is concerned, the to try and achieve speed and cost saving, planning department has, over many years is a route to potential disaster, which any now, been under-resourced, with the government will not want on their CV. To result that indifferent decisions have been carefully reconstruct the planning system taken against a background of virtually in order to enhance and deliver a system non-existent strategic thinking. To develop that works, and provides the right type coherently, Winchester needs some first- of development, is surely a goal for any class strategic thinking, backed up by government to leave as a legacy that they sound design principles, fully understood can be proud of. by development control officers, who We would very much appreciate meeting understand the economic, environmental with you to discuss our concerns in more and quality expectation. It does not detail. seem that many local authorities have the inbuilt ability to provide imaginative Kind regards, expertise and leadership; their strategic Keith Leaman planning departments have been stripped 12 August 2020 and adhering to current social distancing Trust member John Pilkington. Entitled measures. Digital events will include pre- The City of Winchester Trust: sixty years of recorded walks and talks, live streaming influencing the heritage and character of of lectures and performances. and Winchester, the ten-minute film will show specially commissioned films and audio. how Winchester has developed over the Winchester Heritage Open Days events last sixty years, some of the important listing and box office are on the web site changes in the city’s life and appearance www.winchesterheritageopendays.org since the 1950s, and the Trust’s role in The Trust’s contribution to this year’s working to safeguard the unique character HODs is a specially commissioned video of the city. The film will be available on our narrated by well-known travel writer and website: www.cityofwinchestertrust.co.uk 3 Planning Appraisal Group Our Review Panels have continued to work COVID situation, with conversions of office online, although this is not sustainable in to residential. Assuming these reforms go the long term. They need to get back to ahead attention will now be focussed on being able to meet at the Heritage Centre the local plan and PAG will be out of a job. (appropriately distanced of course). The CWT will need to find new ways of working number of cases has not dropped off to prevent poor development taking place. precipitously although we have been dealing This may however the last report you get from with many more minor things such as me, since I am hoping to move to Scotland extensions and loft conversions rather than at the end of August. Tessa Robertson, CWT large projects. secretary has kindly agreed to step into the There still seem to be cases being held up breach while we see what actually emerges by the nitrate issue. We have also seen from the Government. But whatever it is, some really ugly loft conversions which are there are likely to be implications for Trust going through under permitted development activities. (meaning that the council has no say once Mary Tiles it is deemed to be legal). Even where the council has a say, it seems not to be abiding by its own High Quality Places SPD and we Members and Public Comments The Trust have complained about this. welcomes informative comments from local people, but must avoid being influenced All of which may soon be irrelevant if what is by vested interests or personal matters. said about central government’s overhaul of Individuals who believe their interests are the planning system goes ahead. At least in being threatened by proposed schemes are advised to contact their Ward Councillors, Winchester we know from the experience of who have more influence over such matters. the very slow build-out of Barton Farm that If you would like to see details of Trust developers can be responsible for delays objections to planning applications and their in the provision of homes and there have fate, please go to the monthly PAG reports on our website. already been problems, highlighted by the Trust Visits The visits planned for this year came quickly Visits being explored for next year, which to a halt, with only one taking place before would not need a coach: lock-down. This is the current situation: Portsmouth Dockyard – the boat sheds. Barnsley Workshop at Steep: the visit Victorian fortifications around had to be postponed and we will try to Portsmouth. revive it in October (it was fully booked). Sandham Memorial Chapel and Painted churches in Hampshire and Dorchester Abbey Sussex: postponed for the time being because it involves coach travel (also fully Iain Patton booked). 4 WCC Local Plan Review 2023 to 2038 The publication at the beginning of August our members as possible get involved. The of the government’s planning white Trust will endeavour to keep our members paper should increase public interest and informed through email alerts. involvement in the review of local plan for How does the government’s white paper the district over which the City Council affect the local plan review? It is too early has jurisdiction. The review process is to know, particularly as any changes are about to speed up with the anticipated unlikely to become law before the middle launch in September of the Issues and of 2021, but I think it is likely to have Options stage of the review with the City some effect from early next year and if the Council publishing what it believes are the changes proposed in the white paper are issues that should be covered in the plan adopted, it means the allocation of land and setting out 4 strategic options for the for any type of development will reduce or allocation of all forms of development over remove local influence on many features the years up to 2038.
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