So Surely the Development West of So Surely the Development West of Waterlooville Goes Against Government Waterlooville Goes Against Government Policy?Policy?

Yes it does, but there are reasons for this for the Yes it does, but there are reasons for this for the increased housing requirements in our area:increased housing requirements in our area:

Information from the Census and patterns of Information from the Census and patterns of migration/in-migration used to estimate future migration/in-migration used to estimate future populationpopulation

No. of households estimated (how people are likely to No. of households estimated (how people are likely to divide into houses)divide into houses)

Average household size is falling. Single person Average household size is falling. Single person households on the increasehouseholds on the increase

Social change (increase in divorce rate, people living Social change (increase in divorce rate, people living longer, young people leaving home earlier) means we longer, young people leaving home earlier) means we occupy more housing between us than we used tooccupy more housing between us than we used to

Social change rather than population growth is Social change rather than population growth is primarily fuelling the need for more housing primarily fuelling the need for more housing developmentdevelopment

Development Development Requirements West of Requirements West of

Waterlooville MDA Waterlooville MDA (Major Development (Major Development

Area)Area) 2000 new homes before 2000 new homes before

20112011

Reserve site for Reserve site for additional 1000 homesadditional 1000 homes

30ha of employment land30ha of employment land

Provision for new schools, Provision for new schools, health care, open space, health care, open space, local shopping and other local shopping and other community facilitiescommunity facilities

Physical infrastructure: Physical infrastructure: roads, sewerage, water roads, sewerage, water supply, drainagesupply, drainage

Illustrative Masterplan of the new West of Waterlooville development, used with permission of Winchester City Council.

Why was development at Why was development at Waterlooville proposed?Waterlooville proposed?

94, 290 new homes needed in Hampshire 1996 94, 290 new homes needed in Hampshire 1996 – 2011 to meet SE England’s housing needs– 2011 to meet SE England’s housing needs

The Waterlooville MDA forms part of the The Waterlooville MDA forms part of the Hampshire County Structure Plan’s housing Hampshire County Structure Plan’s housing strategy 2001 -2011strategy 2001 -2011

The housing strategy makes best use of The housing strategy makes best use of existing ‘Brownfield’ or ‘previously developed’ existing ‘Brownfield’ or ‘previously developed’ land in urban areas before allocating Greenfield land in urban areas before allocating Greenfield development.development.

BUT some Greenfield development is needed: BUT some Greenfield development is needed: four MDAs are proposed at Waterlooville, four MDAs are proposed at Waterlooville, Basingstoke, Eastleigh and Andover Basingstoke, Eastleigh and Andover

Why Build MDAs rather than Why Build MDAs rather than Smaller Developments?Smaller Developments?

Concentrate development adjacent to Concentrate development adjacent to existing larger settlements rather than existing larger settlements rather than dispersing itdispersing it

Disadvantages: What do you think?Disadvantages: What do you think?Advantages: Advantages:

– minimises loss/damage to wider countryside minimises loss/damage to wider countryside – reduces need to travel/supports public transportreduces need to travel/supports public transport– supports new/existing community facilities and supports new/existing community facilities and

servicesservices– contributes to regeneration of existing urban areascontributes to regeneration of existing urban areas– economies of scale: infrastructure investmenteconomies of scale: infrastructure investment

Advantages of WaterloovilleAdvantages of Waterlooville Free from major constraint Free from major constraint e.g. No major e.g. No major

environmental constraint/spare transport and service environmental constraint/spare transport and service infrastructure capacityinfrastructure capacity

South East Hampshire in need of South East Hampshire in need of regeneration – new jobs and investmentregeneration – new jobs and investment

Adjacent to Waterlooville Town Centre – Adjacent to Waterlooville Town Centre – completes fourth quadrant of the towncompletes fourth quadrant of the town

Close proximity to existing facilities and Close proximity to existing facilities and services in Waterlooville reducing need to services in Waterlooville reducing need to traveltravel

Adjacent to A3 public transport priority Adjacent to A3 public transport priority corridor to Portsmouthcorridor to Portsmouth

What do You Think?What do You Think?Do you think that the Waterlooville MDA is Do you think that the Waterlooville MDA is

a good thing?a good thing?Do you think that perhaps they could have Do you think that perhaps they could have

redeveloped other areas first?redeveloped other areas first?Where would you have built more housing?Where would you have built more housing?Would you have done a number of small Would you have done a number of small

developments rather than one big one?developments rather than one big one?THE KEY QUESTION- WOULD YOU HAVE THE KEY QUESTION- WOULD YOU HAVE

FAVOURED BROWNFIELD FAVOURED BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT?REDEVELOPMENT?

We have to be careful to manage the We have to be careful to manage the Rural-Urban Fringe effectively!Rural-Urban Fringe effectively!