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Housing protester hits out at council

ENERGETIC CAMPAIGN: Members of the Save Barton Farm group.

1:00pm Thursday 11th April 2013

THE man who led the long fight against a controversial Hampshire housing plan has launched a stinging attack on civic chiefs.

Barton Farm will create 8,000 jobs

3:20pm Thursday 4th October 2012

THE CONTROVERSIAL Barton Farm housing scheme is set to give Winchester a huge jobs boost and a cash windfall for the city council, according to the development boss.

Construction of 2,000 homes on farmland to go ahead

3:59pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

THE Government this afternoon approved the building of 2,000 new homes at the Barton Farm site on the edge of Winchester, ending years of heated battles to save the land from development.

Barton Farm - In Depth

Developer welcomes Barton Farm decision

4:56pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012

THE developers behind plans to build on Barton Farm have welcomed to decision to allow 2,000 homes to be constructed on the site.

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Lib Dems 'will be prepared unlike Tories'

11:31am Tuesday 25th September 2012

DAVID Cameron has failed to “modernise” the Conservatives , Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has said.

Holidays cancelled after cruise ship suffers mechanical failure

11:18pm Monday 10th September 2012

HUNDREDS of people have had their holiday plans ruined after a Southampton based cruise ship has suffered a mechanical failure.

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.

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Barton Farm challenge result wait

9:10am Monday 1st November 2010

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

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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.

Barton Farm - In depth

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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.

Plans for thousands of new homes given the go-ahead

6:56am Thursday 23rd April 2009

Controversial plans to build thousands of new homes in the Hampshire countryside have been given the go-ahead.

Decision day for plan to build 2,000 homes

7:10am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

ONE of Hampshire’s largest and most controversial planning schemes for years could be given the go-ahead today.

Barton Farm talks pre-empt go ahead

7:10am Thursday 9th April 2009

CONSULTATION dates have been announced for controversial redevelopment of Barton Farm – before the plans have even been given the green light.

Barton Farm - In Depth

First Barton Farm homes ‘by 2012’

10:52am Thursday 2nd April 2009

A DEVELOPER believes that the first houses could be built on the controversial Barton Farm site in Winchester as soon as 2012.

Barton Farm homes edge a little closer

12:17pm Saturday 28th March 2009

PUTTING 2,000 homes on Barton Farm in Winchester has edged a step closer.

Barton Farm - In Depth

Homes not ruled out for Hampshire beauty spot

8:28am Tuesday 17th March 2009

COUNCIL chiefs are still not ruling out 2,000 homes being built at Barton Farm, despite a rally to save it.

Hundreds gather to safeguard future of greenfield site

10:35am Monday 16th March 2009

A GREEN army descended on Winchester for the largest protest on its streets for more than a decade.

Barton Farm delay pledge

11:39am Thursday 29th January 2009

COUNCIL chiefs pledged to delay building on Barton Farm in Winchester for as long as possible.

Barton Farm - In Depth

Homes plan for Barton Farm sparks protest

9:50am Wednesday 21st January 2009

ANGRY protesters are to take to the streets after council bosses said there was no alternative to controversial plans for 2,000 homes on the edge of Winchester.

Barton Farm - In depth

Group renews bid to keep builders away from farmland

2:50pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

CAMPAIGNERS are reigniting their struggle to save farmland on the edge of Winchester from having 2,000 new homes built on it.

Barton Farm - In depth

Protestors vow to fight on in homes battle

9:34am Thursday 18th December 2008

THE CONTROVERSIAL building of thousands of new homes in the Hampshire countryside has moved a step closer.

Barton Farm - In depth

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Barton Farm plans delayed

11:22am Thursday 24th July 2008

A DEVELOPER is delaying plans for 2,000 homes near Winchester but is increasingly confident that it will eventually succeed.

Barton Farm housing plan a step nearer

10:05am Saturday 19th July 2008

IT IS one of the most controversial housing plans in Hampshire.

Barton Farm group say survey flawed

10:29am Thursday 17th July 2008

CLAIMS that three-quarters of people in the Winchester district are backing housebuilding on farmland near Winchester have been rubbished by campaigners.

Pressure eases on Barton Farm

9:39am Thursday 5th June 2008

PRESSURE to build hundreds of new homes on Barton Farm in Winchester has eased - at least for now - according to county chiefs.

Housing protest campaigners take to streets

8:25am Tuesday 12th February 2008

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

Barton Farm protesters renew campaign

11:55am Monday 11th February 2008

RESIDENTS trying to stop 2,000 homes being built at Barton Farm, Winchester, took their campaign to the streets.

Winchester District Economic Employment Study Report

7:26am Wednesday 6th February 2008

A copy of the full report into the future of economic development in Winchester.

Barton Farm development 'inevitable'

7:01am Thursday 31st January 2008

THE future of a much-loved piece of Hampshire countryside is in jeopardy.

Barton Farm - the full story

Barton Farm and eco-town alternative suggested

11:38am Thursday 10th January 2008

A FARMER is proposing an alternative to two contentious development plans for Winchester district.

New battle looms over Barton Farm

5:30am Thursday 10th January 2008

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

3:07pm Thursday 6th December 2007

THE first salvos were fired today (December 6) as Winchester residents grappled with suggestions on where homes might be built.

Winchester LDF 'will cause riot'

Barton Farm back in the firing line

3:27pm Tuesday 4th December 2007

WINCHESTER: Controversial location could be back on the agenda as possible site for some of the thousands of homes the Government wants built in county

Barton Farm fight to go to Judicial Review

5:11pm Wednesday 15th August 2007

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’

4:52pm Wednesday 2nd May 2007

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?

4:19pm Thursday 15th March 2007

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.

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