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 much work to be done. There's an interesting new planning application which has been posted for review and comment on Havant … Continue reading Bartons Road / Petersfield Road – 90 New Homes
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Heritage Open Days – Havant now firmly on the map
In 1985 the Council of Europe set up European Heritage Days, to raise awareness and appreciation for Europe’s cultural heritage, and the need for its care and protection. Today, 50 countries take part, each running it in their own way to highlight the dazzling diversity of Europe’s heritage, and our intercultural links. Heritage Open Days (HODs) is … Continue reading Heritage Open Days – Havant now firmly on the map
24 flats above the Park Road South / West Street shops
One notable entry in this week's planning list is the long-anticipated redevelopment of the West Street / Park Road South corner plot. Sold earlier this year for £2,500,000, you might have spotted our reference to it in this post from March. What is being proposed in the current planning application is rather less ambitious than … Continue reading 24 flats above the Park Road South / West Street shops
Concerned about Southleigh development? Let us know!
The Southleigh Link Road meeting at Warblington School on 24 June demonstrated that the HBC Leader, the Cabinet Lead for Regeneration & Communities and the Hampshire County Council Cabinet Lead for Highways seem unwilling to take an active role in ensuring residents are protected from the potentially severe traffic issues that would result from a … Continue reading Concerned about Southleigh development? Let us know!
‘The Denvilles Gap’ – Do we need a link road?
Judging by the crowded hall at Warblington School, the Havant St. Faith's councillors' public meeting served less to question necessity and more to underline what was already glaringly obvious. The extraordinarily well-attended meeting was organised by Havant Labour Party and fronted by the party's three St Faith's ward councillors. Cllr. Phil Munday was supported by … Continue reading ‘The Denvilles Gap’ – Do we need a link road?
Who really runs Havant Borough Council?
The staff, patients and customers of the largest GP practice in the borough and one of the busiest extended-hours pharmacies in Hampshire would very much like to know. At the Planning Committee meeting on 26 June, we will be closer to an answer to that question. If recent history is anything to go by, the … Continue reading Who really runs Havant Borough Council?
First thoughts from the Bloor Homes Southleigh drop-in event
We visited the Bloor Homes event at the Stride Centre at lunchtime yesterday (Saturday) and were pleased to see the Stride Centre bustling with local folk. The potential developers had a good turnout for the Denvilles' leg of their two-day event, with similar feedback heard from the previous day's session at Emsworth Baptist Church. For … Continue reading First thoughts from the Bloor Homes Southleigh drop-in event
The 2017 Southleigh Masterplan – For reference
Before you visit the Bloor Southleigh events - see previous post - you may want to familiarise yourself with the masterplan produced for Havant Borough Council in 2017. The document predates the slightly more recent 'preferred design' for a significantly descoped A27 link, which was published in 2018 and covered in this previous HCS post. … Continue reading The 2017 Southleigh Masterplan – For reference
Pre-planning News – Bloor Homes is forcing the pace at Southleigh
Bloor Homes, the Derbyshire based national house builder, is now pushing ahead with HBC Planning Services in the notorious 'Pre-planning' stage, the stage at which HBC typically dig themselves and the town into a large hole. Take note of the 'BloorSouthleigh' website, which will open in a new browser tab if you click the image … Continue reading Pre-planning News – Bloor Homes is forcing the pace at Southleigh
St Faith’s heritage – A tale in two postcards
Here at HCS we take on many research challenges and it was a delight to have one that, for once, didn't involve the murky world of local planning. Over the bank holiday weekend, we received an email from a gentleman who'd 'never been to Havant but had a dip in the sea at Southsea during … Continue reading St Faith’s heritage – A tale in two postcards
Havant Civic Society 