With the imminent closure of their last remaining Debenhams, along with Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Topshop and Miss Selfridge, Portsmouth's Commercial Road retail offer has all but sunk without trace. The following post has been written by a friend of HCS who lives in Southsea, a regular visitor to Havant. Worth reading and considering just … Continue reading Retail in Havant – ‘A letter from Portsmouth’
Author: HCS Editor
The Fairfield School horse chestnut trees are to be felled
Sad news in the current planning list, the two large horse chestnut trees outside Fairfield School are to be felled as part of extensive tree works taking place within the school grounds. The details of the plan can be found at this link. The trees affected are shown on this plan, with the key to … Continue reading The Fairfield School horse chestnut trees are to be felled
Lower Road Bedhampton – Bargate Homes raising the stakes
We see that Luken Beck, acting on behalf of Bargate Homes, have come back with a revised application for the land south of Lower Road, Bedhampton. This application, you may recall, was refused back in March this year. Having lodged an appeal to the planning inspector, Luken Beck have regrouped and reissued the proposal, accompanied … Continue reading Lower Road Bedhampton – Bargate Homes raising the stakes
Brockhampton West – Selling off the family silver again?
Or perhaps more accurately, 'the family landfill'. Nevertheless, despite its inauspicious history, Brockhampton West (see below) is an extremely attractive plot of land strategically positioned at the junction of the A27 and the A3(M). At 10:30 this evening, we received formal notification from Havant Borough Council of their decision to dispose of Brockhampton West. This … Continue reading Brockhampton West – Selling off the family silver again?
A Regeneration Programme update
Yesterday evening, Clare Chester, the Regeneration Lead for Havant Borough Council and East Hants District Council, presented an update on progress of the Regeneration Programme to the Operations and Place Shaping Board of Havant Borough Council. We've been here before, of course, so we were keen to see just how much progress has been made … Continue reading A Regeneration Programme update
HCS Treasurer’s Report, Y/E 30 June 2020
To view the detail from the statement of accounts, please take this link and the document will open in a separate browser window. These accounts show the financial affairs of the Society for the year ending 30 June 2020. Receipts were lower than in the previous year, when they had been unusually high due to … Continue reading HCS Treasurer’s Report, Y/E 30 June 2020
5-7 East street, the missing piece in the jigsaw
The missing piece in the East Street development jigsaw seems to have been found under the sofa. APP/20/00936 | Erection of 4 storey residential building comprising of 1 No one bed apartment and 7 No two bed apartments. | 5-7 East Street, Havant, PO9 1AA To make a comment on this application, please see the link at the bottom … Continue reading 5-7 East street, the missing piece in the jigsaw
Consultation on changes to the pre-submission local plan is available for comment until December 17
The following video provides a useful (?) introduction to what is required of you here: https://vimeo.com/471369934 Click the image to open the document. Since the consultation on the Pre-Submission Plan at the beginning of 2019, Havant Borough Council have made a number of changes to the Plan which are now subject to public consultation. The … Continue reading Consultation on changes to the pre-submission local plan is available for comment until December 17
Portsmouth Water submit planning application for Havant Thicket
Portsmouth Water have now submitted their planning applications for the new reservoir at Havant Thicket, see the promotional video below: https://youtu.be/MqbG1g2YJpQ Portsmouth Water promotional video For further details, please refer to Portsmouth Water at this link. Once the planning application is lodged and accepted by the council, we'll update this website with the details for … Continue reading Portsmouth Water submit planning application for Havant Thicket
Goodbye ‘Grastar’, hello ‘Taylor, Hill & Bond’
Having been running with the sale of the flats across the road at the old Trentham Gallery, Wickham based estate agents Taylor, Hill & Bond have moved into the larger part of the former Grastar Restaurant site on the corner of North Street and Prince George Street. Given the new flats now approved for construction … Continue reading Goodbye ‘Grastar’, hello ‘Taylor, Hill & Bond’
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