NEWS

Proposed Murrell Green Development – On July 22nd2026  a planning application was made to Hart District Council (application number 26/01201/OUT) to build 2,160 dwellings between Winchfield and Hook. This is roughly the same size of the current Hartley Wintney village and so will effectively destroy the green spaces that exist between Hartley and Hook resulting in coalescence of the two communities. We believe this is inappropriate and represents gross over development of the area so encourage you to review the formal application and submit your own views.
The We Heart Hart website at  https://wehearthart.co.uk/ provides more detail which may be of help.

If you wish to comment, the original consultation deadline date published by Hart District Council iwas 13th August 2026. However, we now understand that comments will be accepted and reviewed until at least the middle of September.

Autumn Meeting – Wednesday, 14 October – Victoria Hall at 7.30 pm.  Our guest speaker will be giving a talk on the History of the Basingstoke Canal. We will also be presenting prizes at this meeting to the winners of our 2026 Front Garden Awards. Look out for more information on the village notice boards.

Heritage Society Books. The Society has published a number of historical books which are all available to purchase using the order form from this website. 

If you care about the village you live in and would like to know more about its rich history and heritage please join the Society to show your support.  For more information, please view the Contact Us tab above.

John Sage

30 August 2026

Proposed Murrell Green Development

On July 22^nd 2026 a planning application was made to Hart District Council (application number 26/01201/OUT) to build 2,160 dwellings between Winchfield and Hook. This is roughly the same size of the current Hartley Wintney village and so will effectively destroy the green spaces that exist between Hartley and Hook resulting in coalescence of the two communities.

The Heritage Society believes this is inappropriate and represents gross over development of the area. The We Heart Hart website at  https://wehearthart.co.uk/ provides more detail and we encourage you to review this and the formal application and submit your own views.

August 17th update: Please note that the deadline for comments has been extended until the end of September 2026

John Sage

06 August 2026

60^th Anniversary Lunch - A very successful and enjoyable lunch attended by 60 Society members was held on the 25^th July to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the Society. Full details will be included in next year’s Heritage Society Journal publication.

Autumn Meeting – will be held on Wednesday, 14 October – Victoria Hall at 7.30 pm.  Our guest speaker will give an overview on the history of the Basingstoke Canal.
 
Front Garden Awards - Judging for this annual award is now concluding. It has been particularly challenging this year due to the extremely hot summer and drought conditions that now exist. However the judges have continued diligently with their final activities  and announcements of the winning gardens will be made on the village noticeboards with formal presentations of prizes at the Society’s Autumn meeting on 14 October.

If you care about the village you live in and would like to know more about its rich history and heritage please join the Society to show your support.  For more information, please view the Contact Us tab above.

John Sage

02 August 2026

Hartley Wintney Village Festival - Thank you to the members who helped out at the Society's stall at the Village Festival on June 13th and to the many members of the public that visited us. We hope you took the opportunity to find out more about the Society and to look at the information on display. 

Front Garden Awards - Judging for this will be taking place between mid June and mid July with judges walking around the whole of Hartley Wintney village selecting the most attractive and enchanting front gardens. The final selection of gardens will be made by the end of July and they will then be announced on the Society and other village notice boards. Formal presentations will be made later in the year at the Society’s Autumn meeting.

Autumn Meeting – Wednesday, 14^th October – Victoria Hall.  Speaker to be announced in due course.

If you care about the village you live in and would like to know more about its rich history and heritage please join the Society to show your support.  For more information, please visit www.thwhs.org.uk under the Welcome section.

John Sage

02 July 2026