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Opportunities

There is a growing momentum to Basingstoke’s evolving success story. The council and its partners are reimagining the town centre’s vibrant future, breathing new life into existing assets and bringing new attractions to its leisure park. All this is focused on ensuring the town remains a regional draw with a growing portfolio of mixed-use regeneration, retail, residential and commercial development projects available for inward investment.

The town has seen major investment including the £280 million purchase of Festival Place, the redevelopment of The Malls Shopping Centre and a £50 million Network Rail regional operating and national training centre. Basing View has a new business-class Village Hotel and in 2021 global pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company moved to a brand new 45,000 sq ft. headquarter building in the town centre business zone.

 

The redevelopment of Viables Business Park made way for  St. Modwen Park, a new 11.3-acre site that attracted £18.1 million investment to build 190,000 sq ft of manufacturing space for LevertonHELM. £30 million was invested by new owners Longstock Capital to breathe new life into Mountbatten House on Basing View and Arena Business Centres recently opened its second location in the area.

 

The council, a major landowner in the area, has announced new town centre and leisure park masterplans and negotiations are currently underway with Great Wolf Resorts on a proposed 500-bedroom hotel, an indoor water park and conference facilities.

 

The time to invest in Basingstoke is now.

Opportunities

Town centre

Development opportunities near a train station and large shopping centre: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has been working with designers, architects and property specialists to develop an ambitious strategy for the future of the area, and is looking for potential partners who are interested in bringing a new masterplan to life.

Find out more about town centre regeneration

Basing View central business zone

Basing View is a 65-acre mixed-use business zone situated in the heart of Basingstoke, a short walk from the railway station and town centre. A programme of major redevelopment is transforming Basing View and opening up a wide choice of business space options for companies of all sizes.

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North Manydown

A transformational new garden community offering a range of residential-led development opportunities with outline planning consent for 3,520 new homes, community facilities and a 250-acre countryside park.

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South Manydown

The opportunity to create an exceptional mixed-use development within 700 hectares of well-planned, sustainable net zero carbon communities of around 8,600 new homes.

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South Manydown Masterplan

Basingstoke Leisure Park

Situated on 60 acres of land near the town centre and owned freehold by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, this site offers exciting development opportunities as part of the recently adopted masterplan.

Find out more about Basingstoke Leisure Park

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Viables Business Park

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is the freehold owner of this 90-acre site. Through a series of new lease agreements, the council is creating a leading commercial destination in a key strategic location to complement other business parks in the area.

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The Civic Campus

An ideal opportunity for a public sector organisation or higher education provider.

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Civic Campus

Higher Education campus opportunity

Basingstoke is ideally located near London and has a variety of town centre campus locations available. As one of the most affordable areas in north Hampshire it offers great value for student and staff accommodation, and the council is ready to invest with the right partner to make the ambition of a Basingstoke University a reality.

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