Abbotswood, Hampshire
| Abbotswood | |
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  Abbotswood | |
| Abbotswood shown within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU366231 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
Abbotswood is a new 52-hectare building development planned to have 800 homes. It is located just to the north east of the town of Romsey in the Test Valley local government district.[1]
Local Centre
On 1 August 2014, planning permission was sought for a local centre consisting of a shop, pub, doctors/dentists surgery, pharmacy, community centre, and a day nursery. The planning application reference is 14/01836/RESS.[2]
Broadband Issues
Residents of Abbotswood have complained about extremely slow broadband speeds. Newly built houses at Abbotswood have been left out of existing Next-generation access broadband rollouts. In January 2015, County Leader Roy Perry, announced a scheme to help fund the rollout of faster broadband to new build properties in Hampshire.[3]
As of 16 July 2015 residents of Abbotswood are now able to access faster broadband.
Flooding
In 2012 and early 2013, there were reports that water run-off from the building site was the cause of flooding to nearby Cupernham residents gardens and houses.[4] This was later found to be incorrect and that the development may have in fact, alleviated the flooding.[5]
Recent Conflict
Due to the estate's proximity to the more affluent town of Romsey, certain residents of Abbotswood have shown mis-placed snobbery. The estate is primarily younger couples and families who describe themselves as professionals because they have a job which involves them answering phones or wearing ties. They also have a strong belief that they are cultured because they may have studied to university level, although the subjects studied are usually of no value. Recently, this snobbery has seen local vehicles targeted with abusive notes explaining that certain vehicles aren't allowed on the estate. Considering the estate is void of any atmosphere and resembles a building site, many locals have assumed the author of the notes may just be a bitter person with very little to look forward to in their life.
Construction status
Locals have been photographing and documenting the ongoing construction of the site.[6]
As of December 2014 there were 458 homes occupied.[7]
References
- ↑ "The Abbotswood Consortium". Alder King. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ "View Applications Online • Test Valley Borough Council". Testvalley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ "Broadband scheme bids to bring 5,000 new homes up to speed (From Romsey Advertiser)". Romseyadvertiser.co.uk. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ "Investigation on flooding at 800-home estate (From Daily Echo)". Dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ "Romsey Flood report published". Hampshire County Council. Hantsweb. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Abbotswood development, Romsey UK - 1". Woodleynet.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ↑ Abbotswood Resident Newsletter No.8 Page 2 - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
