Councillors are supporting proposals to build hundreds of new homes on the former Ministry of Defence barracks in Whitehill and Bordon, Hampshire.

East Hampshire District Council's planning committee approved the Homes and Communities Agency's outline planning application for 500 new and affordable homes and around 3 hectares of employment space at its Louisburg Barracks site.


The application included the first phase of a new relief road which enables access to the site and eases congestion around the town. Work is expected to start on the road by next spring and is supported by around £10 million in investment from the HCA.

The project is an early phase of local plans to build around 3,500 new homes and create up to 5,500 jobs as part of a sustainable new community in Whitehill and Bordon.

The HCA has already started its search for a development partner to take responsibility for working with local partners and residents to produce detailed proposals for the homes and employment space at Louisburg next year.

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