EHDC Whitehill & Bordon

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Whitehill & Bordon (including Lindford) Whitehill & Bordon is one of the largest settlements within the Local Plan Area. The smaller settlement of Lindford lies in very close proximity, to the north-east, separated from Whitehill and Bordon by the narrow valley of the River Wey. Population and household statistics that are available from the 2021 Census for the Census area of ‘best fit’ provide the following overview of the existing communities:

Whitehill & Bordon has a strong connection to the military, although many training activities that once took place in the area have now been relocated. In recent years, former defence facilities such as the Quebec and Louisburg Barracks have been successfully redeveloped and regenerated for housing and employment purposes (including an innovation centre and future skill training centre). Regeneration of the wider Bordon Garrison is on-going in accordance with the planning application: 55587/001 and related detailed planning applications. Information on the relationship between this regeneration activity and additional development that is being proposed through this emerging Local Plan is provided below. The town is located along the A325, which provides road connections to the A3, the A31 and Farnham. Historically, residential areas were mainly located to the east of the A325, with the Bordon Garrison and associated MoD training areas located to the west. Nearby, Lindford is connected via the Lindford Road and by several public rights of

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