LAND on the edge of Basingstoke earmarked for 2,500 new homes should be protected, according to a countryside charity. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) carried out an assessment of the countryside around Cliddesden set to be home to the Upper Swallick development. It claims that the 296 hectare site is classified as valued landscape and it should be protected. CPRE Hampshire claims it has an important contribution to the characteristics of the Basingstoke Open Downs. Christopher Napier, of CPRE Hampshire, said: Landscapes play a vital role in tackling the climate emergency by capturing carbon, cleaning the air, helping to slow flood waters and providing habitats for wildlife.
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 W
The proposed development area 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 l