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Hive House 13 Christchurch Road Winchester Hampshire SO23 9SR

26/01611/HOURefused

Refused on 30 September 2026

Council decision: Application Refused1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed Demolition of existing Chimney

Received
3 August 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
Ward
ST MICHAEL WARD
  1. Received3 Aug
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided30 Sep

Decided in 58 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Hive House 13 Christchurch Road Winchester Hampshire SO23 9SR. Winchester has handled 4,735 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in the Winchester conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 617 applications in total for the SO23 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The chimney proposed for removal constitutes an important heritage feature that contributes to the character and appearance the Winchester Conservation Area. Its removal would cause harm to the Conservation Area through the loss of a prominent architectural feature that contributes to the building's positive relationship with the Conservation Area. The removal of the chimney would thereby fail to preserve or enhance the character and significance of the Conservation Area. The proposed development would, therefore, conflict with Winchester District Local Plan policies HE1, HE2, HE5, HE10, HE11, SP1 and D1, as well as National Planning Policy Framework Policies HE5, HE6, HE9. Corporate Head of Planning and Regulatory Services. 26/01611/HOU -2- Notes To Accompany Planning Decision Notice General Notes for Your Information: This application was considered against the following plans:  Structural Survey  Photographs and Montages  Design and Access Statement  Biodiversity Survey and Report  The Location Plan  Mixed/Combined Plans  Mixed/Combined Plans  Block Plan of Site  Hive House Plans  Hive House Elevations  Response to Heritage Comments  Post Removal Report Rights of Appeal: 

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SO23 9SR
Parish
Winchester Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2026
Target decision date
16 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Sasha Gillings

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Winchester
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Winchester

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