Green light for new phase of Aldershot scheme

Planning permission has been granted for the next phase of housing at Wellesley, a new neighbourhood in Aldershot, Hampshire.The new phase, called Corunna, is being brought forward by national housebuilder Bellway Homes after the company secured the go-ahead from Rushmoor Borough Council’s development management committee.It will involve the development of 277 new apartments and houses, in addition to the 228 currently being built on the adjacent phase, Maida, which was launched by Bellway in February 2015.Wellesley is being brought forward by residential landlord Grainger plc with housebuilders, such as Bellway Homes, delivering certain phases of the development.The masterplan for Wellesley includes more than 3,850 new homes, two new primary schools, a central park and neighbourhood centre. The development will also involve the refurbishment of some of the town’s historic and listed military buildings, including Cambridge Military Hospital and Headquarters 4th Division.