The history of the development

The West of Waterlooville Major Development Areas is one of four MDAs required by the Hampshire County Structure Plan 1996-2011 (Review). The Winchester District Local Plan Review (2006) established the West of Waterlooville MDA. The aim was to provide an area of land sufficient to accommodate a comprehensively planned, mixed use new community comprising at least 2000 dwellings, 30 hectares of employment land and associated physical and social infrastructure.

The MDA lies within two administrative areas, Winchester City Council and Havant Borough Council. They are working in partnership to plan for the new community. The MDA is also divided into two sites, Old Park Farm to the north [Taylor Wimpey Plc], and Newlands to the south [Grainger plc].

The masterplan framework developed was based upon the masterplanning brief endorsed by the Waterlooville MDA Forum and their vision for a New Community. This was set out in September 2005 and was as follows;

To create a sustainable urban extension to Waterlooville, integrated with Waterlooville town centre and forming the fourth quadrant of the town; delivering at least 2,000 dwellings, with employment provision, and associated physical and social infrastructure, and making provision for a further 1,000 dwellings and associated infrastructure to be held in reserve.

To enhance the vitality and viability of the Waterlooville town centre and help secure and deliver the economic regeneration objectives of the wider area.

To aspire to achieve the highest quality of urban design and create a new sustainable community with a strong sense of identity and belonging, which is safe and secure, is inclusive and which provides for the necessary social and economic needs of its residents to compliment the wider area.

To facilitate active community engagement to create a place which is capable of adapting and changing to meet community needs over the next 15 years and beyond.

 
To aim for best practice in all aspects of design and sustainability - in transport, construction, energy efficiency, environmental protection and enhancement and urban drainage

To create an exemplar development from which others can learn for the future and which the local authorities are proud to have facilitated and promoted.

Grainger obtained Outline Planning Approval for 1,550 units and associated social and physical infrastructure at West of Waterlooville in January 2007. To date Grainger has:

 - Completed the construction access at Milk Lane
 - Completed works to the Main Access with the exception of seasonal landscaping
 - Submitted Phase 1 Infrastructure Reserved Matters Application (RMA)
 - Submitted Design Codes
 

It was Grainger's initial intention to commerce development at Strategic Area 1 (SA1) in the centre of the sitt as this included the early delivery of the School, Community Centre, Children's Equipped Play Area and Cricket Pitch as well as 161 residential units. But due to the additional 1,000 units identified in the Winchester Draft Core Strategy, Grainger has taken the opportunity to review of the existing masterplan.

Grainger has continued to develop their vision for Newlands Common in line with the Waterlooville MDA Forums masterplan brief. To achieve this Grainger’s design team have and will continue to working closely with both local authorities and the local community.