In brief Goodbye Barncroft, Battins, Warren Park and Bondfields, hello Leigh Park East and Leigh Park West, Langstone heads south of the bridge, St Faiths takes small nibbles out of Bedhampton and Emsworth's green space, while Emsworth gains the rest of Saxon Corner. The details The Local Government Boundary Commission draft report recommends that Havant … Continue reading Havant Borough Council ward boundary changes coming
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Havant’s voters deliver their verdict
We'll publish our full breakdown of the election results in a day or two, but for now, here's a run down of the winners, ranked by the percentage of the poll they each received in their respective wards. Councillor Mike Sceal wins the prize for the safest seat in town, elected by almost 61% of … Continue reading Havant’s voters deliver their verdict
HBC – In the News this week
The Leadership team at Havant Borough Council have been on the receiving end of letters in the News this week, in response to the flood of HBC press releases that have recently been outbound from their Communications team. The most recent letters concern the press release below which you may well have seen if you … Continue reading HBC – In the News this week
Havant – All you need is love
The lyrics of Lennon and McCartney’s famous song have never been more apposite than what is required to make Havant a thriving historic town it justifiably is, now as in the past. I daily walk around Havant town centre because I live within this busy, vibrant community meeting place for visitors and residents alike. Nowadays, … Continue reading Havant – All you need is love
The HCS Website – An introduction
Havant Civic Society has maintained an online presence since 2012, and since the website was re-written in 2018 has become our main medium for communication with our loyal members and contacts. With new posts published on average once a week, most also broadcast on the Society's Facebook page. There is a rich archive of over … Continue reading The HCS Website – An introduction
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
Kingsbridge attempts to strip Havant Borough Council of control over the traffic generated by its widely rumoured Amazon distribution centre
Kingsbridge Estates have raised another planning application in an attempt to remove or cripple key planning conditions placed on the approval for its proposed Amazon Delivery Centre at the former Pfizer site at 32 New Lane. The conditions in question are those deliberately drafted by Havant Borough Council's planning officers to enable them to manage … Continue reading Kingsbridge attempts to strip Havant Borough Council of control over the traffic generated by its widely rumoured Amazon distribution centre
The reasons why HBC must stick to its guns over the New Lane ‘last mile delivery centre’
A new planning application has been raised for the former Pfizer site at 32 New Lane: APP/21/01244 | Variation of condition No's 4 (Operational Management Plan), 9 (Livery/Branding), 10 (Traffic Monitoring) and 28 (Employment and Skills Plan) of planning permission APP/21/00200 and the introduction of a new Community Liaison Strategy Condition. | 32 New Lane, Havant, PO9 2NG The … Continue reading The reasons why HBC must stick to its guns over the New Lane ‘last mile delivery centre’
Gazebo Garden – Plant sale on Saturday!
The Autumn is a very good time for planting out into the garden; the soil is still warm and the plants get well established before flowering. As part of Havant Borough Green Week, there will be a plant sale on Saturday, 18th September in the Gazebo Garden, between 10am and 12 noon. Martin Hampton, our local … Continue reading Gazebo Garden – Plant sale on Saturday!
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?