Planners scupper conversion of listed building in Winchester city centre

8:00am Sunday 3rd March 2013 in Winchester Photograph of the Author By Andrew Napier

9 Parchment Street: no to home plan 9 Parchment Street: no to home plan

WINCHESTER planning officers have rejected a plan to convert a listed building into a home.

The Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society applied for the conversion of 9 Parchment Street from offices.

City council officials used delegated powers to reject the application for the mainly 18th century grade II listed building.

The Pevsner guide to Hampshire describes it as a “fine Queen Anne house..an impressive merchant’s house.”

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retiredoldgit says...
5:16pm Mon 4 Mar 13

As no reason was given for rejection this is a bit of a non-story, which I will now remedy. The main reasons given were "it would fail to retain and increase the variety and number of employment opportunities in the District as it involves the loss of an existing employment site." and that "it fails to make adequate provision for public recreational open space". Has the council seen how much empty office space there is in Winchester? Recreational space in Parchment street? Words fail me...

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