Part d - Chapter twelve - site allocations
W&B8 – Land at the Forest Centre, Whitehill & Bordon LAA Reference Site Size (Ha) Existing Use Proposed Future Use Proposed Number of Homes
WHI-024 1.4 ha Commercial and leisure Mixed – leisure, commercial, residential 44
Site Description The core site (shown in red) forms one part of The Forest Centre, an existing retail centre that also includes some local community facilities in Whitehill & Bordon. Redevelopment could also provide an opportunity for a more comprehensive regeneration of the centre and its immediate environs (areas within the dashed purple line) for a mix of residential and community uses. The core site is bounded by Heathcote Road to the north and Pinehill Road to the south, by residential development to the east and by the library and supermarket to the west. St Marks Church, The Forest Community Centre and an area of public open space are located immediately to the south, on Pinehill Road. The core site includes buildings associated with The Forest Centre, areas of car parking and service yards. It is accessible to members of the public including via a semi-enclosed central walkway that functions as a “high street” (where buildings address a pedestrianised space via shop frontages). There are several vacant commercial units within the site including the large retail unit formerly occupied by Wilko’s. Pedestrians can access the shopping area from entrances to the west, south and east. Buildings ‘turn their backs’ to Heathcote Road, which offers vehicular access for servicing and car parking. There are recent residential developments in peripheral areas of the site that have awkward and unattractive relationships to the commercial uses. Main access points and routes across the site are neither direct, nor easy to understand for visitors. The land is relatively flat, rising slightly from north to south
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