Winchester council news
Winchester council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Winchester council homes solar: 100 done, 572 to go
Solar panels and batteries are now on 100 Winchester council homes, out of 672 planned by 2028. The council's energy figures look like one home's, not 100.
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Winchester CIL grants: who got £924,780 and who got nothing
Priory Park pavilion and Kings Worthy Scouts get £200,000 each; a £1.4m Newlands GP surgery bid was refused. All eight awards and four refusals, with reasons.
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River Park path: £153,000 contract, bids close 20 October
Winchester's River Park perimeter path is out to tender: a 2m resin-bound path, bids by 1pm on 20 October, open by 31 March 2027, despite a 470-name petition.
Council
Winchester parish council vote cancelled, no new date given
The 7 October meeting due to create a Winchester parish council was cancelled. No reason or new date is published, and the merger behind it is withdrawn.
Parking
Winchester Parking Charges Rise 1 Nov: Park and Ride £4.50
Park and ride goes from £3.50 to £4.50 a day and all-day Park and Walk from £7.30 to £10 on 1 November. Every new Winchester car park price, old and new.
Health
Winchester Over-65s Exercise Classes Win National Award
Live Longer Better, the council's £3.50 exercise and dance classes for over-65s, won APSE's national health and wellbeing award. Here is where to join.
Council
Winchester Local Plan 2044 consultation closes 9 October
Winchester's Local Plan 2044 scoping consultation runs to 23:59 on 9 October. Nine days before it opened, the council asked the government to let it delay.
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Winchester Lido Approved for River Park, 250-Year Lease
Cabinet chose Sea Lanes for the old River Park leisure centre on 9 September. Only one bid met the council's own deadline, and the highest offer was rejected.
Council
Winchester city status: why the parish council vote stalled
The Winchester parish council vote was pulled in August and the 7 October meeting cancelled. Ministers have not confirmed the city keeps its status.
Planning
Central Winchester Regeneration: 232 homes, none affordable
The 232-home city centre scheme carries no affordable housing at all, and the forecast £3.4m land receipt has gone. Cabinet approved it on 25 August.
Housing
St Peter's car park: 165 spaces for 44 council homes
Winchester City Council will spend up to £480,000 at its own risk on a planning bid to close the 165-space St Peter's car park and build 44 affordable homes.