Waterlooville estate will be not cramped, say developers
LISTENING A public meeting at Havant Borough Council to discuss a 340-home development on Woodcroft Farm. Picture: Allan Hutchings (120314-648)
A LARGE housing development planned for Waterlooville will not become an overcrowded estate with social problems, a meeting was told last night.
Developers said mistakes of the past, such as building cramped housing, would not be repeated at Woodcroft Farm, near Wecock.
The vow came at an influential public meeting at Havant’s council chamber that was aimed at outlining what the community wants the development to be like.
As reported in The News, Grainger is putting together plans to build 300 homes on the farmland.
Ann Waters, from Wecock Residents’ Association, said it was important to include family homes that were not cramped where people could have a sit-down meal at a dining table.
She said: ‘We need to look at having rooms which you can fit a table in.’
John Beresford, Grainger’s director of development, said: ‘Wecock Farm could do with some families.
‘What it doesn’t want is another site full of apartments and young people. That’s something we tried to address with the housing mix and what that has done is lower the density.’
Developers said all areas would be overlooked and well-lit and there would be plenty of green space.
Thirty per cent of the homes would be affordable and these would be spread throughout the estate.
The meeting heard Woodcroft Farm could potentially be part of a 700-home development as adjacent land was being considered by East Hampshire District Council and Winchester City Council.
However, there is no guarantee this will happen and it would have to be approved by a government inspector.
David Crichton, from Waterlooville Community Board, was worried about traffic, with several housing developments on the go in the Waterlooville area.
He said: ‘Being overlaid over a period of years means the accumulation of traffic could be a problem.’
The main access would be from a roundabout in Eagle Avenue.
Residents’ comments will be taken forward as Grainger works up a formal planning application.
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dave3974
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 07:23 PMrememberv these lies in years to come
Yocal
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:58 PMI was agreeing Josey. In the future such spaces will be needed, probably for grazing cattle or sheep or other uses. We need to reserve as much land as possible, with out it, we become less self sustaining.
lovemydog
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 03:56 PMYocal@5. I don't understand, were you agreeing with me or getting at me???
ALANBALLSBOOTS
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 03:51 PMSorry to say its not the size of the houses they build .But the type of people they put in them .That will be the problem .
dave3974
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 05:48 PMtraffic a problem , that is an understatement-disaster more like
Yocal
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 03:11 PMJosey@4 "I can see that in the very near future we aren't going to have any open spaces." -------- Read most of the comments on The News pages and you would think food magically spontaneously comes into existence and that we are not dependent on other species. Many tree species are each home to hundreds of species. Farm land of all types will be in greater demand in the future when we will need more natural resources to replace the artificial fossil fuel based ones that have become common now. Plastics are becoming a global health issue now with micro-particles getting into the food chain.
lovemydog
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:43 AMI can see that in the very near future we aren't going to have any open spaces. Every green field is going to be built on. We need in our lives some open spaces to breath fresh air and to let the rain soak away. I feel sorry for the future generations, they will not know what a lovely green open space means. Our roads can't cope with all this and future traffic in and around Waterlooville. Look at Milton Road for example, it's always being dug up, holding up the traffic. As for parking, you can't tell me that there is going to be enough parking spaces for each property. I can see to my disgust that cars are going to be parked on the roads that already are over flowing e.g. James Copse Road and Woodcroft Lane.
wecock24
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10:57 AMwhats wrong with wecock its only the scum that come up from pompey to be housed thats caused previous problems on that estate . The goverment is causing the problems by only housing people on benefits who do not contribute anyone walks into portsmouth city council civic offices to register to be housed who is working are not a priority. its only drunks & drug users that are classed as high priority for social housing . ive been living on that estate for 21 years the block of 40 flats near me when i first moved there all worked not no they are all youngpersons getting signed on the sick so they do not have to work . PEOPLE WHO WORK SHOULD BE FIRST IN LINE FOR SOCIAL HOUSING NOT THE BENEFIT BRIGADE
Pompey Jim
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 08:34 AMWho is going to spend a lot of money to buy a house close to Wecock Farm? Living anywhere close to housing estates where a large number of heroin addicts live increases your risk of being burgled quite significantly. Check out the burglary statistics for areas such as Somerstown and Buckland. Heroin addiction and burglary go hand in hand.
Yocal
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 07:21 PMIf Grainger say that the residents want a certain housing mix and Grainger agree. Do anyone really think, that it has anything to do with a meeting of minds? No, Grainger will of course promote the positives as a marketing ploy. Again, anyone that has actually seen Woodcroft Farm would be shocked that in this century we are still considering building large housing estates on such land. It is a criminal act that future generations will look back on and curse us for screwing up.
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