A CAFE, education centre and play area at the Hogmoor Inclosure is just one of the community projects planned as part of the redevelopment of Bordon’s Prince Philips Barracks and its surrounds.

A skatepark and roller-hockey rink are also planned to entertain the town’s youngsters, and a community garden, with an orchard, is planned around the old Mustangs building, in Budds Lane, which will be retained for community events.

At the former Bordon and Oakhanger Sports Club (BOSC), in Bordon’s Bolley Avenue, a new sports pavilion is being developed, along with sports pitches, tennis courts, a bowling green, petanque courts and a play area.

Also planned are improvements to The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre, in Barbados House, Station Road, and a public art strategy.

At a community consultation and exhibition last month, the Whitehill and Bordon Regeneration Company revealed community-project plans for the 494-acre (200-hectare) site, which received outline planning permission in April 2015.

The site incorporates the former Prince Philip Barracks, the Technical Training Area, Martinique House, BOSC and the Hogmoor Inclosure SANG (Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace).

A new town centre on the site is expected to be built between 2018 and 2020, with shops, including a food store; a cinema; a restaurant; a new leisure centre and a new home for Mill Chase Academy secondary school.

A care home and health campus have also been proposed.

A total 2,400 homes will be built at the site (of a total 3,350 in the whole town) between 2020 and 2035, under the plans.

However, it was nine community projects that were the focus of last month’s exhibition.

James Child, the project lead at site developer the Whitehill and Bordon Regeneration Company - a joint venture between developers Dorchester Regeneration and Taylor Wimpey - said the aim was “to create a community that everyone feels part of and can be proud of”.

A new skatepark (one on the map pictured below) will be constructed between the spring and autumn this year at the junction of Station Road and Budds Lane, as part of landscaping in this area, according to the Regeneration Company. The work is being funded the developer.

A new youth and activity hub building (two on the same map) is proposed opposite the skatepark and close to the new Mill Chase Academy site.

Activities at this site could include roller hockey, climbing walls, boxing, cadets, a youth cafe and a nursery for children.

“Serious consideration” is being given for this hub, according to the Regeneration Company, but funding is needed from a sports organisation or business.

At BOSC (three and four on the map), in Bordon’s Bolley Avenue, a new sports pavilion is being built, along with the creation of new sports pitches, tennis courts, a bowling green, petanque courts and a playground.

The club has closed for work to begin in the spring and a re-opening of the whole site in the autumn next year.

The new two-storey pavilion (four), expected to open in the summer next year, will be bigger than the existing one and can be used for community events.

The Mustangs building (five), at Prince Philip Barracks, will be retained as an community centre. The Regeneration Company’s Coffee Pot Cafe, formerly at Martinique House, will re-locate here in the spring. Facilities and activities planned at Mustangs include: auctions, rooms for hire, fitness classes including Zumba, petanque and gardening. A communal garden and orchard will surround the building.

A refurbishment of The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre (six) is due to begin in the spring.

Throughout the development (although noted as seven on the map) a public-art projected will be introduced, inspired by the site’s military past. The Regeneration Company has been working with artist Sophie Smallhorn, who worked on the 2012 Olympic Games, to determine how best to distribute art features around the town. Proposed themes include an “urban area” - stretching from Chalet Hill, through the new town centre and down Budds Lane - and a “parklife” experience - running up the length of the new linear park - with the two strands meeting at the skatepark to form a landmark.

Work will begin on a natural play area at the Hogmoor Inclosure SANG (eight) in the autumn, with completion set for the spring 2018. The Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace has been identified as an open, green area for recreation to accommodate the extra population in the expanded new town and to deter people from walking and cycling on the European-protected, wildlife-sensitive heathlands around Whitehill and Bordon.

New community facilities (nine) - including a cafe, education room and rangers’ office - are planned for the Inclosure, located close to the playground. Construction of this outdoor activity hub is due to start in the autumn, with the facilities opening in the spring 2018.

* The next community consultation will be in February to present the proposals for the new town centre.