Welborne Garden Village

Welborne Garden Village is located to the north of Fareham and the M27 Junction 10 and adjacent to the A32. Welborne is a regionally significant development site being promoted by Fareham Borough Council through their adopted Welborne Plan (2015).

The planned Welborne development will comprise of 6,000 new homes and 9,7250m of employment space, which aims to create more than 5,700 new jobs. The proposed site includes a district centre, supporting neighbourhood centres, a new secondary school and three new primary schools.

In September 2021, full planning permission was granted for the M27 Junction 10 Improvement (as part of the planning application for the wider Welborne), by Fareham Borough Council as the determining Local Planning Authority. Whilst homes are already being constructed on the northern parts of the Welborne site as part of the approved development at Welborne, there is a planning restriction which limits the number of homes to 1160 that can be occupied before the new junction is open to traffic.

The highway improvements at M27 Junction 10 will help to ensure that the Welborne site will be well connected to the wider south coast strategic transport network to help attract business and investment into the area. Local residents will also benefit from the upgrade which aims to improve safety and alleviate the congestion on local roads by removing the need for u-turning traffic on the A32 and at the M27 Junction 11 for traffic wishing to head west.

Cycle and walking facilities

As part of the planning application for Welborne Garden Village, cycle and walking facilities are being created along with a new bridleway provision. This will help improve connectivity through the site and beyond to Fareham town centre, bus and railway stations and for recreational purposes.

For more information about the developer’s commitments to improve active travel connections, see the Welborne website.