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Council votes to allow 11,000 new homes to be built

12:33pm Friday 9th December 2011

COUNCILLORS have voted to allow thousands of homes to be built on Barton Farm near Winchester.

2,000 homes plan for beauty spot scrapped

7:18am Thursday 29th September 2011

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 2,000 homes at a Hampshire beauty spot were set to be rejected today.

Inquiry into bid for 2,000 properties ends

7:10am Wednesday 2nd March 2011

RESIDENTS trying to stop 2,000 homes being built at a Hampshire beauty spot face an anxious wait to see if they have won.

Inquiry into Barton Farm overruns

7:57am Friday 18th February 2011

THE long-running battle over plans for the 2,000-home Barton Farm development in Winchester has got even longer.

Development would 'destroy what we know and love’

11:31am Wednesday 9th February 2011

BUILDING 2,000 homes on farmland on the edge of Winchester would destroy the city, a public inquiry was told.

High Court defeat for developer

5:18pm Tuesday 8th February 2011

A DEVELOPER who wants to build 2,000 homes on the edge of Winchester has suffered a defeat in the High Court on the eve of the crucial public inquiry.

Report backs bid for 2,000 homes on Barton Farm

9:30am Thursday 16th December 2010

Barton Farm must be built to tackle the chronic problem of housing need in Winchester, according to a new report commissioned by developer Cala Homes.

Barton Farm developer wins legal fight

11:25am Wednesday 10th November 2010

A developer which wants to build thousands of new homes in Hamsphire has won a court battle against the Governemnt.

Barton Farm High Court decision still in the balance

10:50am Thursday 4th November 2010

IT will be at least another week before the result of the Barton Farm High Court challenge is known, developers revealed.

Date set for Barton Farm inquiry

6:40am Saturday 16th October 2010

A DATE has been set for the public inquiry that will decide the fate of Barton Farm in Winchester.

Barton Farm delay

4:16pm Wednesday 14th July 2010

THE public inquiry into the controversial Barton Farm development near Winchester has been postponed.

Plan for 2,000 homes is thrown out

5:10pm Tuesday 15th June 2010

A DEVELOPER should not be allowed to build more than 2,000 homes on a Hampshire beauty spot.

Barton Farm appeal over ruling delay

7:20am Thursday 29th April 2010

THE developer of the 2,000-home Barton Farm scheme has appealed because council planners are taking too long to reach a decision.

Barton Farm plans on show

8:16am Friday 24th April 2009

CONTROVERSIAL plans for the building of thousands of new homes in the Hampshire countryside were displayed at a public consultation yesterday.