5The Framework Masterplan for Whitehill Bordon

The framework masterplan 5 for Whitehill Bordon

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5.1 The framework masterplan provides a Introduction to the broad strategic plan setting out how growth and Our vision – masterplan change could take place in Whitehill Bordon ‘One Green Town’ 5.4 The masterplan aims to deliver on a range of over the next 25 years. It identifies locations for 5.3 The overarching objective for policy targets, community priorities, aspirations and new housing, schools, employment and a new viability considerations. These are not always without Whitehill Bordon must be to deliver town centre. It shows how the existing green conflict, and the masterplan aims to provide a solution spaces of the town will be connected with ‘One Green Town’ – a place where which balances the targets to create a well-rounded development framework. new public green spaces to form a landscape the quality of life, opportunity and setting for the town, and how new cycling and environment are raised for both existing 5.5 The key priorities include the need to:- walking routes will join the east and west of the and new residents to the town. The • protect European Habitats (SPA/SAC) and provide town together. challenges of adapting to climate SANGS and retain green spaces within the town 5.2 The framework plan is intended as a change and the need for one planet including Hogmoor Inclosure and Standford Grange starting point from which detailed proposals living apply equally to those living in • provide land for employment growth to secure a new can be developed and tested. Over time the older homes as well as new homes. role for the town when the MoD leave plan may change and evolve in response Whitehill Bordon has the opportunity to • provide housing to meet South East Plan and to more detailed technical work, changing Eco-town PPS growth targets show what is possible in both contexts markets, new opportunities and local • meet Eco-town PPS and Green Town Vision community needs. and be an exemplar for existing towns sustainability targets and areas experiencing growth across • provide a new town centre, community facilities the country. and sports pitches (the top priorities emerging from public consultation)

• create a public transport system that will offer a real alternative to car travel and avoid traffic impact in the town and on nearby villages

• create a commercially viable scheme that can be delivered and most importantly, to create a place where people enjoy a high quality of life and a cohesive community. Broxhead Shortheath Common Common 94 AECOM SAC / SSSI SPA / SSSI JUNE 2010

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FARNHAM Executive eco-homes homes built to lower than B.O.S.C. normal densities within the existing wooded landscape primary school around B.O.S.C. Bordon ROAD Park Bordon STATION Trading A variety of housing Estate areas containing a Lindford range of housing types

and styles. Based on OAKHANGER ROAD average densities around LIPHOOK ROAD 4000 new homes would primary school be built in these areas. CAMP ROAD

Bordon Town centre locations Infant & Junior for office developments, School BUDDS LANE River Wey leisure or cultural uses

Alexandra Park Weyford Infant & Junior School Hollywater MILL CHASE ROAD Primary School

A new town centre with primary STANDFORD LANE HOGMOORROAD shopping for clothes school and shoes (comparison Deadwater shopping) as well as CHALET HILL Cemy food shops and markets. HOLLYBROOK Potential for a new hotel HOLLYWATER ROAD in the Sergeants’ Mess. PARK Woolmer Trading Estate Tesco Forest

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Mixed use town centre core Strategic public transport corridor Core strategy, emerging policy boundaries, Employment Public transport hub - connecting with local bus routes correct at November 2009 - Community and education Disused rail corridor safeguarded for potential future use Existing development boundary Commercial leisure Green infrastructure - Extended development boundary Residential character areas - Green loop town wide recreation routes Eco-town Policy Zone Green roots Natural open space, parks and recreation areas (SANGS) Green streets Sports and leisure - indoor and outdoor Green views School pitches Buildings for potential retention Indicative locations for allotments within development areas Wildlife corridors Whitehill Bordon Opportunity Existing built up areas Special Protection Areas & Special Areas of Conservation Masterplan 22.01.10 400m buffer to SPA / SAC South Downs National Park boundary (Striped areas indicate a mix of uses) WHITEHILL BORDON 95 DRAFT FRAMEWORK MASTERPLAN

5.6 The masterplan strives to make efficient use of

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land and resources by increasing densities in central A range of employment locations to replace the 1500 jobs lost when the MoD leave and Figure 5.1 The framework masterplan proposals plan for areas, creating walkable neighbourhoods with a critical LINDFORD ROAD provide at least one new job per new home FARNHAM Whitehill Bordon mass of population to support local facilities and a town B.O.S.C. centre, supporting connection into the district heat and Key (striped areas indicate a mix of uses) primary power network, supporting public transport routes and school Bordon High Street/Camp Road becomes a Mixed use town centre core ROAD Park strategic public transport corridor stops and reducing the need to travel by car. Bordon STATION Employment Trading Estate Community and education Lindford 5.7 The majority of built development is proposed on Commercial leisure Residential character areas: land currently occupied by MoD built training facilities OAKHANGER ROAD Two locations under consideration for the LIPHOOK ROAD location of the new secondary school or - Green roots and hard standing, plus a number of private sites primary sports hub school CAMP ROAD - Green streets including Viking Park. These will be greened by the Bordon introduction of new local green spaces, gardens and Infant & Junior - Green views School BUDDS LANE River Wey Buildings for potential retentionwithin development areas wetlands. Some additional built development will take Existing built up areas place at the edge of Hogmoor Inclosure to provide a Alexandra Park Strategic public transport corridor strong frontage to the new through route connecting the Weyford Infant & Junior School Hollywater Primary MILL CHASE ROAD Public transport hub - connecting with local bus routes School development sites together and relieving congestion

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HOGMOORROAD Disused rail corridor safeguarded for potential future use school from the High Street. The woodland around B.O.S.C.

Deadwater - Green loop town wide recreation routes will also see some development, of larger homes within

CHALET HILL Cemy - Natural and informal open space, parks and recreation areas the woodland setting, and community ownership of the HOLLYBROOK Green infrastructure:

HOLLYWATER ROAD - Sports sports club facilities.

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Woolmer - School pitches Trading Creation of new public greenspaces at Estate Tesco Forest Hogmoor Inclosure, Bordon Inclosure - Wildlife corridors 5.8 The need to provide sufficient land for SANGS HIGH STREET Centre and Standford Grange - Indicative locations for allotments (to mitigate against potential negative impacts on Hogmoor Inclosure Standford Grange - Special Protection Areas & Special Areas of Conservation the nearby SPA/SAC habitats) has ensured that the - 400m buffer to SPA / SAC FOREST ROAD areas of green space at Hogmoor Inclosure, Standford Chase Existing and new greenspaces Community Eveley Wood connected by the Green Loop footpath - South Downs National Park boundary HOGMOOR ROAD Hospital Grange and Bordon Inclosure are made publicly CONDE WAY and cycle route Core strategy, emerging policy boundaries, correct at

STANDFORD LANE accessible and form a major recreational resource for November 2009: Standford the town. - Existing development boundary

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5.9 In summary the masterplan proposes: 5.10 The following key spatial features explain the structure and layout of the proposals and the way in which the town as a whole will function in the future: • A new mixed use town centre with • Around 70,000 sqm Eco-business park around 30,000 sqm of retail and a range floorspace and opportunities across • A central heart: the new town centre will be located of supporting uses, the masterplan for the creation of at the geographic heart of the town, linking Prince approximately 5500 jobs Philip Barracks to the existing shops at Chalet Hill • Up to three new primary schools and providing a new focus for the town. Its strategic early years centres and a new children’s • Around 127 hectares of new public location will make it within easy walking distance of most residents, and land availability will ensure centre greenspaces which provide Suitable that a wider selection of retail and facilities can Accessible Natural Greenspace (SANGS) • Re-building of Mill Chase Community be developed. Visual connections will be made to mitigate against human impacts on between the landmark buildings at Frisby’s corner Technology College on a new site with nearby European protected habitats and former MoD buildings at Prince Philip Barracks room for later expansion to create a legible centre with a civic character. • A central public transport hub and • Skills training and further education • A central public transport hub: a new transport modern public transport systems facilities hub in the town centre to facilitate interchange including a safeguarded rail corridor between strategic, local and town wide public • Sites for new commercial leisure transport and be a focus for information on a • Retrofitting of existing homes and facilities wide range of sustainable travel choices. The businesses to improve energy and water hub will include a highly visible landmark building • Around 4000 new homes within efficiency and reduce utilities bills containing a range of community and real-time travel identified new residential information and services. It will benefit the town by • A biomass powered combined heat and ensuring that public transport options are accessible, neighbourhoods and the town centre power plant (CHP) expanded recycling functional and attractive – offering a real alternative built to a zero carbon standard centre and community ‘swapshop’ to car travel. • A public sports hub with leisure centre • Safeguarded future rail corridor: the and pitches, approximate route of the former railway line at the edge of Hogmoor Inclosure has been set-aside to • Local healthcare and emergency allow for a rail link to be potentially reinstated in services the future. This will benefit the town by providing WHITEHILL BORDON 97 DRAFT FRAMEWORK MASTERPLAN

the opportunity to connect into the national rail • Community spine and hubs: town wide secondary • Retention of landmark buildings: historic MoD network and avoid the need for car travel for longer education, sports hub and healthcare provision landmark buildings including Prince Philip Barracks distance journeys and commuting. will be concentrated in a spine running east-west Sandhurst Block and Sergeants’ Mess, Martinique connecting the existing and future neighbourhoods. House, Broxhead House, Amherst House and • Linear town park: a linear town park linking the Primary schools and small scale community facilities the former fire station will be retained and found location set aside for a future rail station with the will be provided within the neighbourhoods creating new uses. This will add maturity and character heart of the town centre is a key feature in the plan local community hubs. This will ensure that all homes to the development. Public spaces will provide a providing a gateway to both the town centre and are close to high quality facilities. setting to these buildings, embodying the heritage Hogmoor Inclosure. This will provide an attractive of Whitehill Bordon and helping to create a strong green space at the centre of the town, creating a • Dispersed employment: employment uses are sense of place. setting for housing and a legible and pleasant route spread between three main sites and the town from the station to the town centre. centre and located along public transport routes 5.11 The components and design features of the to encourage easy walking, cycling and bus travel • High Street traffic diverted: traffic on the A325 masterplan are explored in more detail in the chapters to work. This will provide a range of opportunities High Street will be diverted onto a new through route that follow. within the town for investment, business growth and designed to accommodate traffic, pedestrians and job creation. cyclists happily. The High Street will become a public transport priority route, closed to private vehicles • Characterful neighbourhoods: neighbourhood at the town centre. This will allow for much greater densities will vary and broadly increased towards pedestrian access between the east and west of the the town centre and central transport hub, creating town and reduce the impact that traffic congestion opportunities for a range of distinctive neighbourhood currently has on the centre of town. characters: Green Roots, Green Streets and Green Views. The town will benefit from an increase range • The Green Loop: a major new walking and cycling and quality of housing, with a greater density of route looping around the town, connecting the natural population close to central facilities supporting shops green spaces of Hogmoor Inclosure, Deadwater and businesses. Valley, Bordon Inclosure and Standford Grange with schools, sports facilities and homes. This will • Buffer to European habitats: no residential encourage healthier lifestyles by providing recreational development within a 400m buffer zone of Special walks and easy walking routes to key destinations. Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation. This will help to avoid cat predation on these • Wildlife corridors: north-south green space important habitats and is a key mitigation measure corridors where public access will be limited and a discussed in the Habitats Regulations Assessment range of habitats will be encouraged to flourish. This (for more information see chapter 8). will help to ensure that the town achieves a net gain in biodiversity.