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Employment Travel Strategy
7.1
Introduction
The Employment Travel Strategy provides a framework for employment related development in Whitehill Bordon. It is designed to incorporate all employers in the town, including existing employers, and guide the development of individual occupier travel plans for the towns employment development.
A number of employment specific measures have been identified and are included in the Action Plan. 7.2
Current situation
There are currently limited opportunities within the Whitehill Bordon area for access to professional/ skilled employment types such as B1 business parks and office uses. There are however three industrial estates;
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Bordon Trading Estate
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Woolmer Trading Estate
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Highview Industrial Estate
Bordon trading estate is located to the northwest of Whitehill Bordon on Old Station Way, accessible from Oakhanger Road. The estate accommodates a number of industrial and logistics based businesses. Bus service number 18 serves Oakhanger Road and Hogmoor Road to the south east of the estate with stops within an acceptable walking distance. Woolmer Trading Estate is located in the centre of Whitehill Bordon and is directly accessible from the A325. The estate comprises a number of manufacturing and industrial operations. A comprehensive network of continious and well lit footways connect the estate with the surrounding residential neighbourhoods. In addition, an on road and shared cycle facility extends south of the estate along parts of the A325. Bus services 13 and 18 run along the A325 with stops within an acceptable distance of the site. In addition, the South West Trains Rail link connects with services to and from Liphook railway station and serves the same stops as buses 13 and 18. Highview Trading Estate is located in the centre of Whitehill Bordon adjacent to the Woolmer Trading Estate and is directly accessible from the A325. The Estate contains a mix of industrial and commercial businesses including a GP and dental surgery. Again a comprehensive network of footways connect the estate with surrounding residential
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