Our AGM was opened by Mike Slinn, Chair of KBRA.  Please click on the link below to read a copy of his remarks.

Thank you to everyone who attended our AGM on November 14th 2024.  It was wonderful to see so many faces from all around the development.  

Thank you too to our guest speakers from Cala and Anthem. 

At our meeting residents requested that an update on the building schedule for the development would be very useful.  Hopefully all households will have received a comprehensive update from Cala but if anyone has missed this please email info@kingsbartonconstruction.co.uk or call 0800 711 7104

Please click on the button below to read the minutes

Finally, after a great deal of pressure and conversation the wheels on the bus are going "round and round"!

The new bus service - KB1 Communities First Wessex - are picking up passengers from stops starting at  the North end of the estate ( Loverose Lane Playground) , travelling towards the city centre, the railway station and ending at The Broadway, Winchester.

The service runs 6 days a week - Mon-Sat.

Please do make use of the service!

There is still time to have your say in Winchester City Council's Air Quality Strategy Survey.  The deadline is 27th October 2024

Please follow the link below

We are informed by Winchester City Council (WCC) that more than 650 dwellings are now occupied in Kings Barton. According to the requirements of the planning permission for the development, both the 200-space Park and Ride and Winchester Avenue should have been completed by now. KBRA are asking for clarification on what actions (if any) will be taken by Hampshire County Council (HCC) and WCC to enforce the planning requirements.

In the meantime KBRA has sent its Petition to both HCC and WCC. The Petition was signed by 3300 local residents and is supported by Headbourne Worthy, Kings Worthy and Crawley Parish Councils. The Petition reads:

We call on Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council to RE-OPEN (or Keep Open) Andover Road as requirement for the approval of Sir John Moore Barracks redevelopment.

The Sir John Moore Barracks housing redevelopment will create considerably more traffic to/from the City Centre and we want to avoid this traffic having to use Winchester Avenue. Otherwise we expect that the redevelopment would result in increases in road 

Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual General Meeting.  The minutes are now available for you to read.

For all the very latest news on this topic please  refer to the main page on our site where all the updates are recorded.

Before Christmas Kings Barton Residents' Association Committee responded to the City Council's Draft Local Plan Consultation.  This Response was primarily about the proposed redevelopment of the Sir John Moore Barracks Site to provide further housing and in particular an 850 space park-and-ride car park.  We pointed out that it would not be acceptable if Andover Road were to be closed, that all the traffic generated by the redevelopment, including the additional park-and-ride traffic, was diverted through Kings Barton along Winchester Avenue.

Apologies for any confusion caused by this, but to address any misunderstanding and to reassure you on behalf of all residents;

Kings Barton Residents' Committee remains determined to insist on compliance by Hampshire County Council and CALA with the Kings Barton Travel Plan requirement for a bus service for residents. 

The Travel Plan can be viewed by clikcing on the button below and states that there will be a bus service between the development, the City Centre and Winchester railway station once Winchester Avenue is fully open.

This service is required to operate between 06.30 & 23.00 Monday – Saturday (between 09.00 & 18.00 on Sunday)

- 10min frequency service 07.00-09.00 &16.00-18.00 Monday to Friday

- 20min frequency service 06.30-07.00, 09.00-16.00 & 18.00-20.00 Monday to Friday

- Hourly service 20.00-23.00 Monday to Saturday

- 20 min frequency service 06.30-20.00 Monday to Saturday and

- Hourly service 09.00-18.00 on a Sunday

We are meeting soon with our local Hampshire County Councillor Jackie Porter to discuss how this bus service will be provided and what bus service improvements can be made now prior to Winchester Avenue being completed.