Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester

Our vision is to create a distinctive neighbourhood for Winchester that responds to the site’s topography, benefitting from views in and out of the site and offering a unique setting and place to live.

While preserving the character and setting of the adjacent villages, promoting biodiversity and encouraging healthy living and active travel, Sir John Moore will provide a range of much-needed new homes for all, designed and built to the highest standards of energy efficiency, alongside significant new public green spaces and hub for new community facilities.

Introduction

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is progressing proposals to bring forward new development at Sir John Moore Barracks. Situated to the north of Winchester city centre, the site is proposed to be allocated within Winchester City Council’s Draft Local Plan (Policy W2) to deliver significant residential led development of between 750-1,000 new homes.

We have so far undertaken the first two stages of our four-stage programme of engagement, which focused on gathering feedback on our revised vision and development principles, as well as welcoming further ideas in relation to the site and how it could best fit in with and support the surrounding context.

The third stage, launching August 2024 is focused on the concept masterplan, which will be refined in response to further feedback received over the coming weeks before being presented to Winchester City Council’s Cabinet.

We are committed to ensuring that our programme is as inclusive as possible, by continuing to seek input and feedback from across the whole community, including both existing and future neighbouring residents, prospective residents, local businesses and community groups.