Proposals for land at the Eden Basingstoke dealership, London Road Old Basing
Thank you for taking the time to visit our virtual exhibition about our proposals for the redevelopment of the land at the Eden Basingstoke dealership, London Road, Old Basing.
Our vision involves developing this site with specialist Retirement Living accommodation, exclusively for those aged over 60, together with indoor communal facilities, high quality landscaped gardens and on-site car parking. There are members of the project team on hand should you have any questions.
We hope you find our exhibition informative.
We want to hear from you
Let us know your views
The project team hope that you found these consultation materials informative.
You can share your views on our proposals in a number of ways:
- Complete our online feedback form on the consultation website here
- Complete a feedback form during the in-person event on Tuesday 1st April 2025
- Provide comments via email to feedback@mccarthystoneconsultation.co.uk
- Provide comments using the Freephone line 0800 298 7040
You have until Tuesday 8th April 2025 to provide feedback.
If you provide us with your details, you will be kept up to date on our progress as the plans for the site move forward.
We will review the feedback received, and take this into consideration before we submit a planning application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
Our Proposal for Old Basing
The emerging proposals for the site’s redevelopment look to provide new Retirement Living apartments, as well as communal facilities, extensive landscaping, and associated car parking.
Our commitment to Community Engagement
We held a public consultation from Tuesday 25th March – Tuesday 8th April, along with an in-person public exhibition at Old Basing Royal British Legion Hall, on Tuesday 1st April.
This website will remain accessible throughout the entire planning process.
McCarthy Stone will carefully review all the feedback received. This will play a vital role in shaping the planning application we submit to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the subsequent months.
Virtual tour
See for yourself what McCarthy Stone has to offer. Here is a virtual tour of an existing development to give you an idea of what our apartments are like. To get the best experience click the full screen icon with the four arrows below in the bottom left menu bar.
Our Retirement Living Developments
FAQs
McCarthy Stone developments, by their very nature, are regarded as a passive form of development and generate low traffic movements when compared with general market housing.
Residents moving to a McCarthy Stone development tend to rely less on their car, and from McCarthy Stone’s experience, many relinquish it altogether after a year or so of moving in once they realise that it is no longer essential to maintaining their independence.
Those residents who do own a car tend not to use a car in peak hours and residents would not need to use a car on a day-to-day basis due to the site’s sustainable location.
The level of parking provision takes account of the lower traffic generation and car ownership associated with age-restricted retirement development. The proposed development will include disabled spaces and all spaces in the dedicated car park feature charging points for electric vehicles.
We are always keen to ensure that our developments continue to provide what our homeowners need, and regularly go back and survey our existing sites to understand car ownership levels.
Being a good neighbour is key for McCarthy Stone, as we maintain the management of our sites in perpetuity. This includes during construction, and as a member of the Considerate Contractors scheme, it is important that we minimise our construction impact on our neighbours as much as possible.
As part of every development scheme, prior to work beginning on-site, we produce a Construction and Traffic Management Plan that is submitted to the Council for approval. This will detail timings for deliveries as well as site working hours.
Our construction Site Manager will also undertake a letter drop with details of how to get in touch with us, once we get started.
On a typical 50-apartment development our build times are between 18 – 24 months to carry out demolition, external build and internal fitting and landscaping.
The benefits
Local need and Benefits
There is a considerable shortfall of this type of accommodation both nationally and locally, and it is important that communities address the current and future needs of their residents.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s Local Plan 2011 – 2029 highlights that Basingstoke and Deane has an ageing population which housing strategies must account for.
This is further outlined by the Office of National Statistics, which shows that the age groups over 50 years old are making up a higher proportion of the local population in comparison to 2011.
In addition, it states that ‘Although the majority of older people will live in mainstream housing, it is likely that new specialist accommodation will be required during the Local Plan period’, to address the borough’s concern of an ageing population.
As such, there is a void to fill and ensure adequate choice in the market that meets this need.
