Manydown

The northern part of Manydown has outline planning permission for a new community of up to 3,520 new homes, 1,400 of which will be affordable, with a 250-acre countryside park.

Picture shows artist impression of the communal green spaces that will welcome residents and visitors to Manydown

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Hampshire County Council are in a partnership with master developer Urban&Civic, to develop the new community at Manydown.

Following outline planning permission being granted for the development in April 2023, the partnership has progressed the work needed to submit further planning applications to set out more detail on the development as a whole and the initial phase, in terms of design and site access arrangements. The first detailed planning application, setting out plans for open spaces and play areas, cycleways and footpaths for a section of the first phase was submitted in January 2026.

The councils completed a deal to buy land from the Manydown Company, enabling development to start there, in October 2024. As Manydown was originally bought under a long lease with an option to purchase the freehold by both councils in 1996, the freehold purchase needed to be completed before construction work could begin.

Following the purchase of the land, the councils’ development partner Urban&Civic has been carrying out early work to get the site ready for development including access for construction and the main entrance road before the installation of utilities, ahead of new homes being built.

Read more about the development and register for updates on the website for the new community at Manydown

With steps under way to deliver the new community in the north of the Manydown land, the councils are considering how the remaining land to the south – on which they also own a long lease – could be brought forward over the next 30 years to continue to address housing affordability and access to jobs.

Taking a comprehensive approach to planning and coordinating strategic infrastructure and developing sustainable net zero carbon communities, the councils are working alongside The Society of Merchant Venturers as an adjacent landowner as they promote their land for allocation through the Local Plan Update.

See the Manydown Garden Communities website for more information on the promotion of the southern part of the councils’ land at Manydown.

More information on the Local Plan Update