THE WHITEHILL & Bordon Regeneration Company has selected ZeroC to develop the next phase of housing in the town, which will see the demolition of the Havannah Officers’ Mess.

Around 135 new homes will be built off Station Road, with the exact number to be confirmed in the coming weeks, by 2020.

On the heels of developments at Quebec Park (100 homes), Louisburg Barracks (500 homes) and the Duke’s Quarter (172 homes), this latest phase is another stride towards the 3,350 new homes planned for the town between now and 2030.

ZeroC, based in Dorchester, describes itself as “an experienced sustainable property development company, building very high quality homes and mixed-use developments”.

These new houses, with three to five bedrooms, will be larger than the average, providing property at the higher end of the market. The plans will be unveiled to the public at a consultation on Tuesday.

A Regeneration Company spokesman said it was “exciting to see progress across the site and new homes coming forward throughout Whitehill and Bordon and Prince Philip Park (at the former Prince Philip Barracks)”.

“We are pleased to announce that ZeroC will be developing our next phase of residential housing,” the company said. “ZeroC is a specialist residential developer and will be building high-quality three, four and five-bedroom homes off Station Road. Construction of the new homes will begin in April next year and is due to be complete in 2020.

“ZeroC would like to invite you to meet the team and view its plans on December 5, from 3pm to 8pm at Mustangs, Budds Lane, via the Garrison Pool car park.”

The new homes will be situated at the Havannah Officers’ Mess, one of the former military sites ripe for redevelopment. Although the original idea had been to retain some of the old building, a Regeneration Company spokesman told the Bordon Herald the building was to be demolished.

“I always hoped that the officers’ mess could be converted into a hotel as it has a fantastic setting but that was always going to be a challenge,” town, district and county councillor Adam Carew said. “I have many fond memories of attending dinners there as the guest of various garrison commanders, but I am very excited to hear of the appointment of developer ZeroC.

“These will be quality family homes and I am hopeful that the developer will do its best to ensure that they will be as energy efficient and low carbon as humanly possible in line with our Green Vision.

“It is important we keep the native trees along the frontage and I hope we can see additional native broad-leaf tree planting to replace any plantation pine that has to be removed as a result of this development.”

Mr Carew has previously been vocal about the need for a mix of homes so a diverse range of new residents are attracted to the town.

“Whitehill and Bordon has long suffered from a socio-economic and housing imbalance,” he added.

“Most homes here are council tax bands A to C, so we need the larger family homes to help correct that problem to create a more sustainable and demographically balanced community.”