An Andover Town councillor has accused Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) of attempting to “thwart” a new design statement after announcing plans to redraw the conservation area. Last week, Andover Town Council put its design statement for the conservation area, which covers much of the town centre, out for consultation. The borough council subsequently announced its own consultation, which proposes removing certain areas, including George Yard Car Park, the Sainsbury’s branch on Bridge Street, and adding others, such as the Commonwealth War Graves in Andover Cemetery. Good Design Champion for the Andover Independents Party, Councillor Christopher Ecclestone, said that the plans “risk a return to the anything goes attitude that gave us the Chantry Centre.”