A deal to bring one of Britain’s biggest supermarkets to Bordon’s new town centre has been signed.

Sainsbury’s is definitely coming to Whitehill & Bordon as contracts were officially signed on Thursday (March 27).

The move has been hailed as a “significant milestone” in the regeneration of W&B with groundwork expected to start on the 16,000 sq. ft supermarket after Easter.

As reported in last week’s Herald, the store could welcome its first customers in summer 2026 with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Whitehill & Bordon Regeneration Company both proud to announce the breakthrough.

“We are genuinely delighted to be able to confirm that Sainsbury’s will be opening a brand new food store in Bordon,” said James Child, project lead at the WBRC.

“This is a huge milestone for regeneration of the town centre, and we are determined that this will mark the start of a busy period for the delivery of new and improved infrastructure in the town.”

“Securing Sainsbury’s as our food store operator for W&B is a hugely important milestone,” added Robert Smith, head of major disposals at the DIO.

“Significant work has been undertaken over the last couple of years to align our town centre plans with some of the wider macro-economic challenges in this sector.”

Whitehill Town Council leader, Cllr Andy Tree, said he can’t wait to see “spades in the ground” while Patrick Dunne, chief property and procurement officer at Sainsbury’s, is thrilled that contracts have been signed.

He said: “We look forward to becoming an integral part of the community and welcoming our first customers when we open the doors of our new store next year."

The store will include a Click & Collect service so customers can also access Argos, Habitat and Tu Clothing products, while a car park with 221 spaces will be built adjacent.