Mayles Lane, Knowle
Summary of Consultation Feedback
General comments
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Generally support the development and think the plans are attractive and the rents are genuinely
affordable.
Concerned about the additional usage of Mayles Lane increasing traffic by an additional 21
vehicles. Mayles Lane is already in poor condition and additional development would compound this
problem.
Knowle Village does not benefit from transport links that will be required for the new residents.
The proposals should be designed in the same style as the surrounding houses and in line with the
community.
If the sites become the sort of estate that Greater Horseshoe Way in Knowle has turned into, will
anyone want to live there?
Accept that this sounds snobby and elitist but we work hard to afford to live in this area and strongly
object to council houses bringing down the area.
The houses and people should fit the area. We have all chosen to live in this hamlet because of its
nature.
The original outline planning stated that a percentage of houses on all 6 sites would have to be
affordable and that the 6 sites had to be purchased together. Winchester City Council’s proposal
has split these sites in half and now states that all 3 will be affordable.
Winchester City Council should build new council houses in Winchester where the population is
rather more than the outer reaches of the borough who Winchester has neglected.
Knowle Village is already made up of almost 40% social housing and additional social housing is
not necessary. In addition, with the new development of Welborne, these homes are not needed.
Disappointed in the proposition of social housing relative to owner occupier properties.
Winchester City Council is developing on numerous other sites as shown on the website. We must
have met the local need for affordable housing without anymore houses in this area.
Knowle village uses unadopted drainage services, operated by Portsmouth Water. The pumping
station on Mayles Lane has very limited capacity and frequently blocks up/floods. Introducing more
properties will almost certainly require an upgrade / increase to the capacity.
The area will effectively be a building site for a year with all the noise, mess and disruption that goes
along with that. The route for construction vehicles should be thought out in detail with no work or
arrival of vehicles before 0800 and after 1800 on weekdays and weekend working should also be
prohibited.
Strongly object to the Government’s Policy regarding 'Right to Buy' when there is an ever-increasing
number of people in the Country that require social housing.
September 2016
Dean Villas comments
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Very good for families – locals.
The design looks good to us.
The proposals for the site will put an additional burden on the available parking in the area with
visiting friends and family requiring somewhere to park. Two parking spaces for visitors or driveways
capable of holding at least 3 cars per household could be added to reduce this burden.
No softening of the north east corner was evident and this may result in the north east corner of the
Dean Villas site becoming impassable for the refuse lorry and other large vehicles.
The road is tight around the north east corner. Could the road be made one way to prevent these
problems?
Occupants of any development to this site must be car owners as there are no local amenities and a
return bus fare to Fareham is 10 pounds return for 2 adults or 16 pounds for a family of four.
They look good. Not too many houses going in which is good as too many would not be good for
this site. The design matches in quite well with the existing community.
Very nice, however nothing for single people.
The site is actually on the Totsome Cottages side of the road, between No 4 and No 5 Totsome
Cottages. It would cause confusion to postal workers, taxi drivers and delivery men if it became
fixed as Dean Villas; there is enough confusion already with the numbering.
The site is an eyesore and needs to be improved. The design should be in keeping with the current
structure and design of Old Knowle with consideration given to the layout.
If the houses were faced along the north wall, the vehicular access would then be further out of the
built up area (Dean Villas/Totsome Cottages) and closer to the larger roads.
It is not appropriate to place unemployed or disabled people on benefits in such an isolated site.
Concerned about the affordable aspect of the development. Dean Villas is not a suitable place for
council housing.
The character of Dean Villas and Totsome Cottages will be changed by the high percentage of
affordable homes, particularly if they are all going to be council rent.
Not opposed to housing being built on this plot, as it is currently wasted land.
The affordable houses will lower the value of existing properties and will reduce enjoyment of the
area.
The original proposal by HCA was for one affordable and one marketable property.
The original outline planning permission was granted for 3 houses to be built on the existing
footprint of derelict cottages. The proposal now says 5.
The houses are being built over the main sewage line from the existing Totsome cottage properties.
Access and egress will be difficult for plant traffic and vehicles delivering the build materials
required.
Park Cottages comments
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Good use of the existing woodland. Will be good to see the land being used in a positive way.
We used to live in Park Cottages and we are pleased to see the plans for this site to be used for
housing.
Well done Winchester City Council for building new council homes.
September 2016
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Very good for local families.
Very nice.
They look good. There are 13 car parking spaces proposed, does there need to be so many?
The additional vehicle traffic, during construction and ongoing, will cause further wear to the
approach road.
Concerned about the lack of regular public transport, limited access and relatively isolated, rural
location.
The slopes/services in the adjacent Knowle Village are extremely limiting for residents.
The design is disappointing, boring and unattractive. There is an opportunity to provide some
attractive, innovative and sympathetic designs in this very sensitive location.
Will there be large communal bins at the entrance to the site?
This site is an eyesore. It should be turned back to nature with the removal of the derelict houses
and fencing.
There are already plenty of affordable homes in new Knowle Village and this quiet crescent of
houses does not need 5 rented dwellings to house council tenants which would go against the
immediate surrounding area and is quite frankly outrageous.
What sort of people will be housed here? Will they have special needs? Like mental health,
recovering drug users or ex prisoners. The people accommodated here need to have something in
common with the existing residents to facilitate integration.
Concerned about the remote location of these houses which will be disjointed from the rest of
Knowle.
Not convinced that the immediate area requires so much new social housing. We have seen that
Winchester has 2300 applicants for housing, but how many are for Knowle?
The wooded area surrounding Park Cottages has been designated a SINC (Site of Importance for
Nature Conservation).
The sewage system is Victorian and may well struggle with added volumes.
Concerned for the birds who have built up their habitat in the woods there in the last 25 years.
Knowle Village Business Park comments
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Generally supportive of the plans. Concerned about additional road usage.
Good use of the space, well laid out with good sized properties.
Beautiful for young people. Ideal for single people.
Very nice, should be some allocated for young, single, local people.
Concerned that the number of proposed car parking spaces is insufficient for the number of people
(12) that would be living in the flats.
The properties associated with this site will generate further traffic for Mayles Lane.
Access for vehicles is onto a narrow lane which is used by business park and residential properties.
Mayles Lane is already unsuitable and local residents should not have to pay for the upkeep.
Just one block for this patch is a good idea, as any more would be too much.
This area is densely wooded with some trees with TPOs.
The site, adjoining an industrial estate, seems a poor location for council owned properties.
The previous planning consent for the business park was to limit the size of the vehicles to max 3.5
tonnes.
September 2016