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Planning system failures at Havant and Bracknell raise wider concerns over local authority strategic cloud deployments
On 16 April 2026, press coverage by BBC Berkshire and the Daily Telegraph highlighted Bracknell Forest Borough Council’s troubled rollout of the Arcus planning system, prompting a detailed online apology to Bracknell Forest residents. …
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HBC’s ‘Strategic Commissioning Programme’ comes under scrutiny
Why does this post matter? It matters because Havant Borough’s planning record has been compromised. The HBC Strategic Commissioning Programme appeared to have left the Borough’s planning archive so damaged at the point of…
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HCS report of the Southleigh Development Consultation Forum, 27 Jan 2026
Introduction This post contains a summary report of the Bloor Homes Southleigh Development Consultation Forum held on 27 January 2026 at Havant Borough Council’s public plaza. The report, and the meeting transcript from which…
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Update on Land Charges Service and Planning Services issues in Havant Borough
This update from Havant Civic Society outlines our current understanding of the ongoing disruption to Havant Borough Council’s Planning and Local Land Charges (LLC) service – a situation that continues to erode confidence in…
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Havant Town Centre – A renewed focus on Placemaking
Havant Civic Society believes Placemaking to have an important role in developing Havant Town Centre into a thriving destination to visit, work and to which residents can have pride in their town. Placemaking can be…
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The Gazebo Garden – Closed by the Council until further notice
Regular visitors who cherish the peace and tranquillity of this lovely space will already have noticed the barriers around the Gazebo Garden in the Pallant car park, so we would like to give a…
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New Town Centre Business Group Established
A recent meeting held at St Faith’s Church with town centre businesses, agreed to Havant Civic Society establishing the group within its Placemaking and Public Realm role. The Civic Society has an effective working…
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Havant Banking Hub Announcement
Following the recent closure of the Lloyds and Halifax branches in Havant precinct, a Banking Hub has recently been announced (HBC website 19 February ). I am surprised and delighted about this as I…
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Wonderful St Faith’s VE Day ‘pop-up’ local wartime history exhibition
An all-too brief selection of some of the items on show in St. Faith’s Church this weekend – Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May only. All of us at Havant Civic Society extend…
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Further Afield
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National Highways works on the A27 Havant corridor
As if the A27 wasn’t bad enough already, here’s the link to National Highways page on works in progress and works planned. Click the image above for details.
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Local Government Reorganisation Update
On 25 March, the Government announced its decision on the arrangements for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Havant Borough Council (HBC) has updated its LGR web page (Devolution…
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Bartons Road / Petersfield Road – 90 New Homes
Note – the list of issues with the council’s new Arcus Global Built Environment planning system at the foot of this post is being updated as we work through the new system. There’s clearly…
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Heritage Open Days – Looking back on Havant 2025
It has been a busy week. Havant Civic Society has been supporting the Heritage Open Days’ events; there was a wide-ranging programme in the Havant area this year. Perhaps you noticed the big pink…
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