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Barton Farm
Barton Farm

The Battle to Save Barton Farm

Here we bring you the archive of the ongoing struggle to stop 2,000 homes being built near Winchester.


Housing protest campaigners take to streets
RESIDENTS trying to stop 2,000 homes being built on a piece of Hampshire countryside have taken their fight to the streets.

Winchester District Economic Employment Study Report
A copy of the report into plans for the future development of Winchester district

Barton Farm development 'inevitable'
THE noose around the neck of Barton Farm is tightening after a Winchester civic chief said development there was inevitable.

Barton Farm and eco-town alternative suggested
A FARMER is proposing an alternative to two contentious development plans for Winchester district.

New battle looms over Barton Farm
A HOUSING developer is to make its most determined push yet to build more than 2,000 homes on the edge of Winchester.

Barton Farm on LDF agenda
THE first salvos were fired today as Winchester residents grappled with suggestions on where homes might be built.

Barton Farm back in the firing line
IT IS a never-ending battle between developers, planners and campaigners - and one of the most difficult issues facing Hampshire's community leaders.

Barton Farm fight to go to Judicial Review
A DEVELOPER'S fight to save the biggest and most controversial housing scheme in Winchester will be heard in December.

Council boss: ‘I’m not for Barton Farm’
WINCHESTER council boss George Beckett has voiced his opposition to the building of a giant housing estate on green fields at the edge of the city.

Barton Farm: the cost of future prosperity?
TOUGH decisions about the future of Winchester must be grasped in the near future to ensure the city's prosperity, a packed meeting heard this week.

‘We can’t protect all sites from housing’
WINCHESTER'S civic supremo has warned that the city will probably have to allow controversial development on the edge to meet its housing crisis.

Legal challenge to district’s Local Plan
A DEVELOPER is to challenge Winchester City Council in the High Court over the adoption of its Local Plan.

Barton Farm is saved from homes
JUBILANT residents are celebrating one of Hampshire's biggest planning victories after defeating proposals for 2,000 homes.

Councillors focus on the need for extra housing
WINCHESTER civic chiefs are backing proposals that would spread housing developments across the county.

`Affordable homes needed'
NEW homes should be built at Barton Farm to help address the city's shortage of affordable homes, according to a developer.

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