Go ahead for multi-million pound Ordnance Survey homes scheme in Southampton
6:10am Monday 23rd April 2012 in News
Go ahead for multi-million pound Ordnance Survey homes scheme
MULTI-MILLION pound plans to redevelop the former Ordnance Survey site in Southampton will now go ahead after
the number of homes was slashed by almost half.
Taylor Wimpey revealed their plans for a smaller scale residential area at the Romsey Road site, which will provide
193 homes instead of the previously planned 306.
Lack of parking spaces proved a point of contention with members of Southampton City Council’s planning committee but despite concerns
permission was unanimously granted for the scheme to go ahead.
The plans will see the long-awaited redevelopment of the site, which has stood empty since the last of the Ordnance Survey staff leave in 2011 for their new offices in Adanac Park, Nursling.
This stage of the building work will focus on the western sector of the land, which was the car park and includes the Grade II listed building, Crabwood House.
The estate will see 113 houses built, which will include 15 two-bedroom homes, 63 three-bedroom homes, and 33 four-bedroom homes, the majority of which will be “family houses”.
There will also be 80 flats built and there will be 230 parking spaces, offering just 1.2 spaces per household.
Crabwood House, which boasts what is believed to be the last Victorian conservatory left in the city and currently stands empty, will be converted into eight flats.
A children’s play area and an open space will also be provided.
Comments(23)
loosehead
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7:34am Mon 23 Apr 12
If planning permission has just been granted why have we had road works for at least 6 months? why have they already started knocking down buildings why have they already opened up laid down an entrance to this end of the project?
loosehead
Condor Man
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8:10am Mon 23 Apr 12
it’s funny that councillors objected to the lack of parking provision yet they approved the new flats near Central Station have virtually no parking.
Condor Man
Just another reader
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8:15am Mon 23 Apr 12
Your maths is shocking, half of 306 is 153, therefore 193 is not less than half the original number of homes!
However it’s good news, work for builders (hopefully home grown but I doubt it) and homes for locals (again doubtful).
Just another reader
freefinker
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8:23am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]loosehead[/bold] wrote:
If planning permission has just been granted why have we had road works for at least 6 months? why have they already started knocking down buildings why have they already opened up laid down an entrance to this end of the project?[/p][/quote].. forward planning.
freefinker
freefinker
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8:25am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]Condor Man[/bold] wrote:
it’s funny that councillors objected to the lack of parking provision yet they approved the new flats near Central Station have virtually no parking.[/p][/quote].. hilarious, isn’t it.
There are, in fact, different parking criteria in the city centre.
freefinker
freefinker
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8:27am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]Just another reader[/bold] wrote:
Your maths is shocking, half of 306 is 153, therefore 193 is not less than half the original number of homes!
However it’s good news, work for builders (hopefully home grown but I doubt it) and homes for locals (again doubtful).[/p][/quote].. they must have asked southy about the maths.
Agree, a small bit of good news.
freefinker
tootle
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8:34am Mon 23 Apr 12
Seem to remember originally it was closer to 400 homes with new shops and some small industrial units. Now it’s under 200 homes. Yep, months of delays disruption with the roadworks, trees taken down to provide the left turn(I presume) and all for less than 200 families. Thanks SCC. I am really impressed.
tootle
loosehead
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9:08am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]tootle[/bold] wrote:
Seem to remember originally it was closer to 400 homes with new shops and some small industrial units. Now it’s under 200 homes. Yep, months of delays disruption with the roadworks, trees taken down to provide the left turn(I presume) and all for less than 200 families. Thanks SCC. I am really impressed.[/p][/quote]I might sound a bit nieve here but aren’t they don’t they try to salvage as much as possible when knocking down buildings for recycling?
I’ve seen huge panes of glass just smashed no attempt to salvage anything.
it seems to be quick knock it down before any one notices or change their minds.
The road works is a total shambles, the island they’ve put there in front of the bus stop I can see causing traffic problems.
more than one bus the road will be blocked.
didn’t agree with the felling of these trees still don’t
loosehead
speedicut
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9:09am Mon 23 Apr 12
What’s impresses me is that after a decade of nothing but flats, someone is actually building proper family homes.
speedicut
Condor Man
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9:15am Mon 23 Apr 12
Freefinker, I know that, but how many people are going to purchase a flat knowing they can only park in a multistorey car park at over £7 a day?
Condor Man
freefinker
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9:20am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]Condor Man[/bold] wrote:
Freefinker, I know that, but how many people are going to purchase a flat knowing they can only park in a multistorey car park at over £7 a day?[/p][/quote].. probably lots. It’s the future.
For the last 100,000 years we have managed to get by without parking spaces – except for the last 40 or so years. It’s a cul-de-sac we need to reverse out of.
freefinker
loosehead
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9:40am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]Condor Man[/bold] wrote:
Freefinker, I know that, but how many people are going to purchase a flat knowing they can only park in a multistorey car park at over £7 a day?[/p][/quote]Centre of town ? maybe they thought with everything on their doorstep they wouldn’t need a car?
Just a thought!
loosehead
bigfella777
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11:27am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]loosehead[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]Condor Man[/bold] wrote:
Freefinker, I know that, but how many people are going to purchase a flat knowing they can only park in a multistorey car park at over £7 a day?[/p][/quote]Centre of town ? maybe they thought with everything on their doorstep they wouldn’t need a car?
Just a thought![/p][/quote]Blimey, I actually agree with you for once, I live in town and don’t drive, on the whole people in city centres tend to be more intelligent,fitter and care more for their environment.
bigfella777
sottondave
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11:47am Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]loosehead[/bold] wrote:
If planning permission has just been granted why have we had road works for at least 6 months? why have they already started knocking down buildings why have they already opened up laid down an entrance to this end of the project?[/p][/quote]Blimey Loosehead you must be slipping. Story posted at 6.10am and you didn’t post until 7.43am. You must get up earlier and switch on that computer before someone beats you as first quote.
sottondave
MaxxieO
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11:57am Mon 23 Apr 12
It’s very sad to see a local landmark like the Ordnance Survey Romsey Road site being demolished. I agree with Loosehead that it seems to be a case of knock it all down and smash it up ASAP, not sure why there’s a sudden hurry to demolish it when it was empty for nearly all of last year. I expect they will salvage the metal (that will be very lucrative indeed!) but all the wood and concrete rubble will probably be going in the nearest landfill site.
MaxxieO
The Salv
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11:58am Mon 23 Apr 12
Bet they development gets called compass point or something along those lines.
The Salv
peenut81
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12:11pm Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]The Salv[/bold] wrote:
Bet they development gets called compass point or something along those lines.[/p][/quote]As long as its not jubilee way or olympic drove etc..
peenut81
arthur dalyrimple
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12:27pm Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]peenut81[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]The Salv[/bold] wrote:
Bet they development gets called compass point or something along those lines.[/p][/quote]As long as its not jubilee way or olympic drove etc..[/p][/quote]cocaine way?
arthur dalyrimple
MaxxieO
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12:41pm Mon 23 Apr 12
It is called Compass Point I think! Perhaps the roads should be named after former Ordnance Survey Director Generals, William Roy Close perhaps. Or Charles Close!
MaxxieO
sass
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1:04pm Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]The Salv[/bold] wrote:
Bet they development gets called compass point or something along those lines.[/p][/quote]How about Tee Square?
sass
southy
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1:38pm Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]freefinker[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]loosehead[/bold] wrote:
If planning permission has just been granted why have we had road works for at least 6 months? why have they already started knocking down buildings why have they already opened up laid down an entrance to this end of the project?[/p][/quote].. forward planning.[/p][/quote]Can you remeber what was there before they built that 2nd Ordnance Survey building.
southy
MaxxieO
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2:13pm Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]southy[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]freefinker[/bold] wrote:
[quote][p][bold]loosehead[/bold] wrote:
If planning permission has just been granted why have we had road works for at least 6 months? why have they already started knocking down buildings why have they already opened up laid down an entrance to this end of the project?[/p][/quote].. forward planning.[/p][/quote]Can you remeber what was there before they built that 2nd Ordnance Survey building.[/p][/quote]There was a small chapel at Maybush Corner before the Ordnance Survey building was built. I’ve seen photos of that.
MaxxieO
meme85
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3:14pm Mon 23 Apr 12
[quote][p][bold]speedicut[/bold] wrote:
What’s impresses me is that after a decade of nothing but flats, someone is actually building proper family homes.[/p][/quote]Houses are built so tiny nowdays is it really worth building them.
meme85
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