The first full draft of the Havant Borough Local Plan, subtitled 'Building a Better Future', is currently out for public consultation until 23:45 on 1 July 2025. For those of us who live in or near the St Faith's Conservation Area, the opportunity also includes consultation on the St Faith's Conservation Area Appraisal and Management … Continue reading The draft Local Plan ‘Building a Better Future’ is open for consultation until 1 July
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Planning Consultants and the TRICS of their trade
If you're a regular reader of the HCS blog, you'll be aware that major commercial planning applications invariably come with supporting documents from planning consultants. For large applications, transport-related documentation forms the core of the supporting material. Recent experience has suggested that this documentation is often used to argue, through countless densely printed pages and … Continue reading Planning Consultants and the TRICS of their trade
VE Day – The 80th anniversary in St Faith’s
The hard working team at St Faith's Church, at the heart of Havant, are hosting two events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE day. The first event is the Civic Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration on Thursday 8 May. The second event is an exhibition to celebrate the 80th Anniversary. For details of both … Continue reading VE Day – The 80th anniversary in St Faith’s
New planning application puts Burger King back on the map
This week's planning list contains a seemingly innocuous planning application submitted by BKUK Group Limited, applying for an extension of trading hours to allow for 24 hour operation of its drive in/collection operation at Burger King in Park Road South. Google Streetview The company is also requesting that the operating hours for its restaurant be … Continue reading New planning application puts Burger King back on the map
Unadopted roads, ransom strips and the question of disputed ownership
A few weeks ago, we reported on the Planning Committee decision to approve Foreman Homes' proposal for the development of 120 homes on former Portsmouth Water land at Kingscroft Farm. Throughout that Planning Committee meeting, ‘ransom strips,’ ‘unadopted roads,’ and ‘disputed ownership’ were frequently mentioned, so we believe an explanation might be helpful. The task … Continue reading Unadopted roads, ransom strips and the question of disputed ownership
Crossland Drive residents – Frontline casualties of Planning Services failures
The brief video below was sent to Havant Civic Society by a resident of Crossland Drive. We passed it on to the management team at Amazon DPO1, the local ward councillors and the Hampshire County Council cabinet member for Highways, on 1 February 2025, for review and response as a matter of urgency. More than … Continue reading Crossland Drive residents – Frontline casualties of Planning Services failures
Springtime at the Gazebo Garden
With thanks to our garden volunteers... If you have green fingers and a few spare hours in the week, do come and join them.
First sight – Langstone Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk management scheme plans
This won't be news to those of us who've been following the scheme in its formative design stages, but it is the first time that the plans have broken cover on the Havant Borough Council planning system. For those of you new to the subject, just click the image above to take a look through … Continue reading First sight – Langstone Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk management scheme plans
Portsmouth Water’s plan for 120 homes at Kingscroft Farm approved, despite opposition from Southern Water
You couldn't really make that headline up. To be fair, Portsmouth Water sold the land by auction a few years ago, leaving Foreman Homes with the challenge of building 120 homes in one of the least hospitable corners of Havant. Set between Flood Zone 1 and Flood Zone 3, alongside the constant road roar of … Continue reading Portsmouth Water’s plan for 120 homes at Kingscroft Farm approved, despite opposition from Southern Water
Public consultation on the controversial Campdown development site – Tuesday 11 March
We gather from Dandara's public relations consultant that his client is pushing to get the latest Campdown development proposal through Havant Borough Council's Planning Committee before May, taking advantage of the many global, national and local distractions to hide the news. Havant Borough Council, no doubt, will also want to get spades into the ground … Continue reading Public consultation on the controversial Campdown development site – Tuesday 11 March
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