Southleigh Development Consultation Forum – 27 January – Tickets now closed

Please note
The venue for this meeting has now been changed to the Civic Plaza and all tickets for the event have now been fully allocated.

Havant Borough Council has decided to hold a Development Consultation Forum (DCF) to consider the following Bloor Homes development proposals for Southleigh:

Southleigh Strategic Site
Up to 1,800 new homes, a Local Centre, a Three Form Entry Primary School, Early Years Provision, Community Park, Community Open Space and Infrastructure.

While the council’s invitation states that this is at the developer’s request, this DCF has been requested by several residents’ communities and local councillors from the surrounding area following the Bloor Homes ‘drop-in’ sessions from Emsworth and Denvilles in June, last year.

Please note the following important changes to previous DCF practice:

1. The DCF meeting will now be held at the Civic Plaza, not Emsworth Baptist Church as previously planned.
   
2. The DCF is a ticket-only event. Read to the bottom of this post to view the details and view the ticket link.
   
3. Contrary to previously accepted practice, only Councillors will be able to ask questions at this meeting. Members of the public are advised to email your local councillors ahead of this date in order for your questions to be considered.

The indicative plan below is taken from the brochure issued by the developer. Click the image to zoom into the plan.

The two-page brochure from which the plan has been taken can be downloaded clicking the image below:

To compare this current proposal with the earlier schematic plan (below) shown at the public consultations held at Emsworth and Denvilles in June 2025, the developer’s presentation boards used at those sessions can be downloaded from the HCS website post from 15 June 2025. Click the image below to open that post.

Event venue and ticketing information

The Southleigh Development Consultation Forum will be held at the Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AX, on Tuesday 27th January 2026 from 6.00 – 8.00 pm. The doors will be open from 5.00 pm for viewing the Bloor Homes’ display.

A summary of the meeting agenda and timings is shown below. The full agenda is quite well hidden within the EventBrite details for the meeting. To download and print a copy from the HCS website, click here.

To email the St Faith’s and Emsworth Councillors, click here*.

(* Please note that if you use this link to contact the councillors, the Havant Civic Society communications email address will be added to the email copy list by default. If you do not wish to be added to the Society’s Southleigh email list, simply delete the copy email address before pressing send)

6:00 PM (10 minutes) – Introduction by the Meeting Chair and Planning Officers
6:10 PM (10 minutes) – Overview of Planning History
6:20 PM (20 minutes) – Presentation by Bloor Homes
6:40 PM (15 minutes) – Speakers from Community Groups (TBC)
6:45 PM (60 minutes) – Questions to Bloor Homes from Councillors
7:55 PM (10 minutes) – Next Steps and Close of Meeting

There is a limit of 250 spaces at this meeting and if you wish to attend, you must book a ticket to secure your place. To book a seat, either use the Council’s DCF page, or go directly to the Eventbrite link below, which includes the same detail.

The meeting will also be livestreamed via Microsoft Teams and available to view via the council’s website.