Potential residents are already logging their interest in the new homes at Quebec Park and this week their future addresses have begun to take form, with Whitehill Town Council reviewing names for some of Bordon’s newest roads.
Radian, as the Eastleigh-based developer of Quebec Park, contacted the town council to see what town councillors thought of its shortlist.
While the final decision needs a nod from the district council and Post Office, the town council offered some suggestions after consulting heritage experts in the town.
The names have been drawn up to have a military theme with a particular connection to Quebec Barracks.
Radian’s preferred names were Forester Walk, Gordon Drive, Batson Mews, Challenger Place, Devonshire Way and James View.
The housing provider also suggested a reserve list of Cruiser, Comet, Conqueror, Monkton, Townsend, Murray, Fraser, Abraham, Foulon, Black Watch and Royal Scots.
The Woolmer Forest Heritage Society reviewed the names.
In a statement, it said: “We are surprised that the Post Office has accepted Devonshire Way as there is already a Devon Road in Bordon. This could cause some confusion.”
The Heritage Society also said, in response to Radian’s suggestion of Gordon Drive, that it would prefer names in the memory of WS Gordon to be used only in association with Longmoor camp, not Bordon camp. These were the two Army camps in the parish.
“We would prefer that WS Gordon was not used, as (he was) a famous officer at Longmoor who was commemorated in the name of a locomotive and is associated indelibly with Longmoor,” the society explained.
“We are happy with any of the alternative names you have in reserve.”
Taking these two observations into consideration, regarding using ’Devonshire’ and ’Gordon’, the town council voted to suggest the names Forester Walk, Monkton Drive, Batson Mews, Challenger Place, Abraham Way and James View.
“We really wanted the history of the site to be remembered, therefore all the road names have a historical reference to either the local area or the Army barracks itself,” Jo Short, Radian homes marketing manager said.
“The inspiration for the road names range from battalion names to the officers who served in the battalions tracing back to 1903, while also taking into consideration the area itself.
“It’s been really interesting and insightful delving into the history of the area.
“We want all the future residents at Quebec Park to feel part of the local history as we move into the next stage of Bordon’s development.“
The 100 new homes at Quebec Park are seen as the first part of the wider Whitehill and Bordon regeneration which will see 3,350 homes built across the town, a new town centre created at the former Prince Philips Barracks site and, according to East Hampshire District Council, 5,500 new jobs.
Open-market properties at Quebec Park will consist of 65 two, three and four-bedroom houses and some apartments.
The remaining 35 homes on the estate will provide affordable housing, including 10 for shared ownership.
The showhome should be ready by the end of the year with the homes constructed in phases over the next two years. The first residents are likely to move in in early 2017 and the development is scheduled to be completed in 2018.
As part of the development there will be a number of employment opportunities created across the site: this includes the community enterprise hub which will be built in the existing Chieftain and Centurion Barracks.
Radian says that approximately 50 jobs will be created within these buildings and a further 50 in ancillary services for home workers, secretarial services and in the community cafe. A selection of construction apprenticeships will also be generated.
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