1 Bridge Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 9BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00868/LIS - Listed Building Approved

Proposal

Removal of the existing sandbags and the installation of a discreet, demountable flood barrier system to the existing external doorway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Committee
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Winchester Planning Committee on 15 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised permission because the barrier would protect the listed building from flooding and preserve its significance.
  • The City of Winchester Trust objected that the barrier would be unsightly in a sensitive heritage site.
  • The committee granted permission with conditions, including restrictions on use during flood risk and approval of the surface finish.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, objection, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Winchester's committee minutes of 15 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: 1, Bridge Street
List entry 1094709 · 1 m away · 30 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 22 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Winchester conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 0 m away: City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 4 m away: River Itchen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Winchester Town Centre AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
SSSI 4 m away: Alresford Pond SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Lowland fens
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
South Downs Way 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
National park 368 m away: South Downs; Inside the Winchester built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: Lowland fens.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Winchester
Application type
Listed Building
Postcode
SO23 9BH
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD
Parish
Winchester Town
Case officer
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Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 32 days slower than Winchester's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
409decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Winchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Winchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14879605
Env. assessment
No
Winchester
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#177 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Winchester is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #213 out of 296. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Winchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #72 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #47 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #213 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #230 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
32 decided
918
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026

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