Welcome to the website which explains our approach to the delivery of new development to the North of Whitchurch, which will provide much needed new open market and affordable housing, a new car park for the train station, community hub/café and a new pub, alongside significant areas of public open space.
You’ll be able to find out more about us here, along with our proposals for the site and how to get involved in the consultation.
If you would like to be kept updated as the project progresses, please register to stay posted.
Consultation
We take the views of the local community seriously and as such will be carrying out a public consultation over the coming weeks.
We are hosting a public exhibition, to share our plans for the sites and to hear your views, at
Whitchurch Parish Hall, London Street, Whitchurch, RG28 7LQ
on Thursday 17th November
between 2pm and 7:30pm
(not Whitchurch Town Hall as previously stated)
Members of the project team will be available to answer any questions you may have.
The information displayed at the exhibition can be downloaded here.
Please submit your feedback using the feedback form here.
Who are we?
The North Whitchurch team are working on behalf of the landowner, Genko Holdings Ltd, and are committed to bringing forward the North Whitchurch sites as exceptionally designed, sustainable developments to meet the demands of Whitchurch for years to come. The landowners purchased the site from the previous owners, who had held the land as simply a financial investment. They and the team have identified a number of key benefits which the site could deliver.
We will work positively and collaboratively with the local planning authority, the local community and other key stakeholders to deliver much needed new homes, greater infrastructure at Whitchurch station, alongside a new pub and community hub/café.
Brooks Murray Architects (BMA) is a UK-based practice with extensive experience of planning and development projects, from the masterplanning and urban design of
new towns and villages, to historic buildings and individual homes.
Bidwells’ award-winning Planning team is driven by finding solutions to improve the places we live, work, and play.
i-Transport is a specialist, independent transport planning consultancy with offices nationwide which specialises in providing transport planning advice to the development industry for both private and public-sector clients.
Motion was established to help public and private sector clients successfully plan and deliver development schemes and has been appointed to produce a high-level flood risk and drainage strategy for the proposals.
WSP is an engineering and professional services consultancy with a global reputation. The team has been commissioned to provide advice on nitrate neutrality, ensuring this matter is fully taken account of by the development team.
Marengo Communications has an experienced team of communications experts who work in the property and planning sector. They are working with the landowners and project team to consult with the community and key stakeholders, to ensure that the proposals for North Whitchurch are clearly understood, and feedback is taken into account.
About the sites
We are proposing to bring forward three sites in the north of Whitchurch for much needed open- market and affordable new homes, a new car park and improvements for the train station to ease travelling in the direction of London, a community hub/café and a new public house, alongside a large area of public open space.
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Land to the north of the Whitchurch Railway StationAllocated under Policy SS11 by the Council, this site comprises 1 hectares immediately north of Whitchurch Station.
It is bound to the east by the Newbury Road and to the north and west by agricultural land.2
Bere HillPart of Site WHIT014 within the Council’s evidence base, this site lies north-east of the town centre and comprises 8.3 hectares of land south of the railway line.
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Land to the south of London Road (adjacent to The Gables)This is a parcel of land to the west of The Gables, off London Road. It is bordered by Hillside to the west, London Road to the North, The Gables to the east and agricultural land to the south.
Within the Council’s evidence base, the site is identified as WHIT001.
Next Steps
We are currently consulting with the community, key stakeholders and the council on our proposals for North Whitchurch.
Once we have carried out the consultation and reviewed the feedback, we will finalise our plans before submitting a planning application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. We would hope to do this within the coming months.
To be kept up to date with the progress of the application, then please register for updates here.
Get in touch
If you have a query, please do get in touch with the project team:
FREEPHONE: 0800 689 5209
info@northwhitchurch.co.uk
These details will put you in touch with the team organising the consultation.
Stay Updated
If you would like to receive updates from us as the application progresses, please register here to keep posted.