Development allocations are needed to meet the development strategy.

In many cases, allocations in the existing development plan are being carried forward where they have not been substantially completed. The Council has undertaken a review of those allocations which do not yet have planning permission to consider if the allocation should be retained within the development strategy. It has also undertaken a light touch review of those allocations policies and criterion for development. In some cases development has commenced and may be substantially underway. However, for the purposes of ensuring there remains a planning framework in place throughout the period of delivery, those allocations have also been carried forward. Care has been taken to ensure that completions and remaining extant permissions have been accounted for, to ensure there is no double counting. Further details are set out in a housing supply table for each settlement and in the individual site allocations policies.

• Winchester Site Allocations

  The area referred to by the city council as Winchester Town consists of the Winchester Wards plus the adjoining built up areas of Badger Farm, Oliver’s Battery and Harestock, as defined on the Policies Map.

  The sites can be viewed in the Regulation 18 draft Local Plan ^{(pdf, 24.7mb)}

• South Hampshire Urban Areas 

  The ‘South Hampshire Urban Area’ is a local response to meet the challenges presented by a significant part of the district being located within the Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH). The city council is a member of PfSH, a grouping of local authorities in southern Hampshire which has been formed to work together on economic and spatial strategy.

  The sites can be viewed in the Regulation 18 draft Local Plan ^{(pdf, 24.7mb)}

• The Market Towns and Rural Area

  The Local Plan’s development strategy identifies three ‘spatial areas’ within Winchester District (Policy SP2). The ‘Market Towns and Rural Area’ is the largest in area, covering that part of the district outside Winchester Town and the South Hampshire Urban Areas. It includes all the rural settlements and undeveloped countryside outside the South Downs National Park. 

  The sites can be viewed in the Regulation 18 draft Local Plan ^{(pdf, 24.7mb)}