If you're a patient, or the carer for a patient of the Bosmere Medical Practice in Solent Road, the post below applies to YOU. Photo - courtesy Ann Buckley In the past few days, many of you will have received a copy of the first letter shown below. It is a letter from HBC Planning … Continue reading Portsmouth Water’s ‘new HQ’ planning application nears decision after five years
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HCS Public Forum – 25 March 2024
On Monday evening, 25 March, HCS held a 'Public Forum' in St Faith's church with two invited members of Havant Borough Council's new executive management team, Alex Robinson, Director of Place, and Wayne Layton, Exec Head of Finance and Regeneration. We were all given a warm welcome by the Rector, Tom Kennar to whom Havant … Continue reading HCS Public Forum – 25 March 2024
Portsmouth Water’s recurring threat to Bosmere medical staff and patients
Various iterations of this same planning application have been causing concern for Bosmere Medical Centre staff and their nineteen thousand registered patients since October 2019, long before the Covid pandemic. The original planning application was submitted in partnership with Chancerygate, whose commercial incentive was the development of industrial / warehouse units sited to the west … Continue reading Portsmouth Water’s recurring threat to Bosmere medical staff and patients
The Portsmouth Water ‘New HQ’ planning application
It's back on the table - the Portsmouth Water 'New HQ' planning application proposed for Solent Road. Background - The original planning applicationThe changes published on 6 July 2023To comment on the amended planning application The wider picture Background - The original planning application On 18 May 2021, Chancerygate (Erdington) Limited, submitted a planning application … Continue reading The Portsmouth Water ‘New HQ’ planning application
The Portsmouth Water and Southern Water plans to tear up Havant, beginning in 2022
[Updated January 7, 2022: Minutes of PW/Bosmere Medical Centre meeting now available on Planning Portal] This post gives an update on three major water utility projects which will be digging up the streets and fields near you in the coming months and years. The Havant based water utility companies both have major new development programmes … Continue reading The Portsmouth Water and Southern Water plans to tear up Havant, beginning in 2022
Portsmouth Water – Flooded with objections?
It seems that when we wrote this piece back on August 5, we were not alone in questioning the 'evidence' provided by Portsmouth Water's 'consultants'. Almost two weeks later, on August 17, the Environment Agency made the same point as a mandatory consultee: (Note*: It took a further week before this letter was loaded to … Continue reading Portsmouth Water – Flooded with objections?
It’s all about water…
Here's another of our little map overlays. You can pause it any time you want by using the control in the top right hand corner. The base map is from the UK Govt 'Flood map for planning', which you can find at this link. This is the map that the 'ordinary man' checks to verify … Continue reading It’s all about water…
If you’re one of the 20,000 patients of the Bosmere Medical Centre, this directly affects you.
After two years of public silence by our Councillors, the long awaited planning application for the new Portsmouth Water Company headquarters building at the back of the Bosmere Medical Centre in Solent Road has finally been loaded to the Havant Borough Council Planning 'Public Access' portal. While several alternative access points have been suggested, Portsmouth … Continue reading If you’re one of the 20,000 patients of the Bosmere Medical Centre, this directly affects you.
Portsmouth Water – Yet another incoming planning application
Wearing one of my other hats, I recently attended a meeting of the Bosmere Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG). These occasional meetings have been scheduled over lunchtimes throughout the current pandemic given that the practice doctors and staff have no other time to spare. To be honest, they even struggle to make that time … Continue reading Portsmouth Water – Yet another incoming planning application
Portsmouth Water – Lack of ‘Master Plan’ transparency
If you're a resident of West Street, of Brockhampton Road or if you're simply one of the 20,000 patients of the Bosmere Medical Practice, you should take a keen interest in the designs that Portsmouth Water have on the land they own between West Street and Solent Road. © Historic England – Britain from Above It … Continue reading Portsmouth Water – Lack of ‘Master Plan’ transparency
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