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Public Right of Way claim at White Lane

Twyford Parish Council have received some good news from the Planning Inspectorate regarding the long outstanding claim to add the footpath between Hockley Cottages and White Lane to the Definitive Map, thereby confirming it as a Public Right of Way. The claim was submitted by the Parish Council in May 2020 to Hampshire Councty Council. …

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Winchester District Local Plan

The Parish Council has submitted its views as part of the consultation on the draft Winchester District Local Plan. You can read the submission made by the Council here

Twyford Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Result

  The referendum was held on Thursday 13 January 2022 to decide on the question below: “Do you want the South Downs National Park Authority to use the neighbourhood development plan for the Parish of Twyford to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?” The Result Yes: 349  (83%)No: 70 (17%) Spoilt Papers: …

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Notice of Referendum

TWYFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN A Referendum relating to the adoption of the Twyford Neighbourhood Development Plan will be held on Thursday 13 January 2022. Notice of Referendum has been published today, Friday 3 December 2021. The referendum is being organised by Winchester City Council who can provide full details of the referendum process, how to …

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Hunter Park Improvements

Contractors will be starting work on improvements to the Hunter Park play area on the 24th June. 

The work will take up to 4 weeks to complete and is planned to be ready for the start of the school summer holidays.  During this time the play area will fenced off and not available to use. 

Work to improve the facilities at Hunter Park will include the laying of a rubber mulch surface within the play area, refurbishment of existing play equipment, including the sandpit, a new bench and  the installation of an octopus see saw.

The basketball court will be totally upgraded with the resurfacing of part of the court and the installation of a basketball hoop and mesh backing fence. The remainder of the court will be dug up and a Clamber Stax climbing frame installed with protective wood chip surface laid. A division between the two sections of the court will be constructed with goal targets on one side and a low climbing wall on the other. A compacted stone path around the area will complete the project.