PLANS have been put forward to build a huge 2,500-home garden community around Farleigh Wallop in Basingstoke.
However, this project has been met with fierce opposition from residents who have formed an action group, calling on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to stop this proposal from going ahead.
Here is everything you need to know about the project, its impact, and the opposition.
What is the project?
Named ‘Upper Swallick Garden Community’, the project is planned by Viscount Lymington and the Trustees of the Portsmouth Settled Estates.
Where is it planned?
The 302.77-ha site is an extensive, undulating tract of arable farmland stretching east from the M3 on the southern side of Basingstoke, and immediately south of Cliddesden village. The site comprises a number of agricultural fields divided by hedgerows, small tracks and lanes. The site falls into three Parishes: the majority of the site falling within Cliddesden CP, a large portion within Fairleigh Wallop CP and a small area within Winslade CP. Cliddesden Primary School is situated in the centre of the site, with Otters Nursery School on situated on Farleigh Road to the west of the school.