Improving Farnborough town centre

Find out what we've been doing to improve and develop Farnborough town centre.

We've been working with businesses, landowners and developers to take forward our plans for the future of Farnborough town centre and to improve it for all.

Together, our aim is to attract new investment, unlock new development and bring about the change that Farnborough needs.

Video update on Farnborough's regeneration sites from Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Ken Muschamp

Vue cinema and restaurants

As part of improvement work to The Meads, a new  Vue cinema opened in May 2015. This was followed by the first two of a number of new restaurants, which now have planning permission, linking Kingsmead and Queensmead.

Extension to the Princes Mead shopping centre

The extension to the Princes Mead shopping centre was completed in early 2017, providing space for a new  Decathlon sports store and a Smyths Toys shop.

Redevelopment of Pyramid House/PC World site

Redevelopment of the Pyramid House/PC World site is providing space for six major retailers, Hobbycraft, Sofology, Harvey, Tapi, Wren Kitchens and Oak Furniture Land.

The scheme will also improve pedestrian access to and from the town centre.

Our plans for developing Farnborough town centre

Our plans for how Farnborough town centre could develop are set out in our  Farnborough town centre prospectus [2Mb].

The ideas set out in the prospectus propose investment of more than £250 million. This is on top of the £150 million already invested in The Meads' project at the northern end of the town centre.

We are working actively with a wide range of public and private sector organisations to help turn these ideas into real projects.

The  Farnborough town centre prospectus [2Mb] builds on the Farnborough town centre - supplementary planning document, which we adopted in 2007.

Farnborough civic quarter

The civic quarter includes Farnborough library and the green space beside it, the police station, Elles Hall, the Iceland site, Westmead House, Kingsmoat and Sulzers car parks.

It is an important part of the town centre, but currently underused, and offers significant regeneration opportunities for the town that could improve the green space, leisure, community and cultural facilities in that area. It could also help to improve the connections between Farnborough Business Park and the town centre, which in turn would help to boost trade.

Find out our plans for the site on our civic quarter page.

Improving Queensmead

In autumn 2013, we completed work to improve the pedestrianised shopping area. This included new paving and seating and improved lighting. We also planted a variety of trees along the length of Queensmead to make it more attractive to both shoppers and retailers year-round.

The work also gave us the opportunity to provide a new area for markets and seasonal activities and the area is now home to Farnborough market.