This questionnaire is the joint venture of numerous cross-Borough volunteer, conservation and residents groups. The intention is to highlight resident’s priorities for their surroundings. Few people can be unaffected by ever increasing alarms about the state of our environment; polluted air and water, Climate Change impacts, threats from extreme weather events, lack of green space … Continue reading Havant Borough Environment Group Questionnaire
Category: Current issues
Oak Park Hospital – In the News
Today's Portsmouth News features the sorry state of the healthcare proposals for the Oak Park Site, first reported on this website on August 30th. To read the News article, please take this link.
£25 Million Health and Housing Scheme Falls Through
Seven years ago planning consent was given for a new community hospital on the old Oak Park School site in Havant. The new unit would have provided a range of services including older people’s beds, replacing those at the Emsworth Victoria Cottage Hospital and Havant War Memorial hospital after they both closed. Despite planning consent … Continue reading £25 Million Health and Housing Scheme Falls Through
Bartons Road new development – In the News
Havant's hard working local news reporter was on site in the Council chamber last night. Tamara Siddiqui has written an article in today's Portsmouth News on last night's Development Consultation Forum for the Bartons Road 'west of the crematorium' housing development. Click on the underlined links to read the articles. As always, we would value your … Continue reading Bartons Road new development – In the News
39 West Street – In the News
Tamara Siddiqui has written an article in today's Portsmouth News on the current planning application for 39 West Street. The plan proposing a pizza takeaway for the former HSBC bank site is also covered in detail on the home page of this site. Click on the underlined links to read the articles. As always, we would … Continue reading 39 West Street – In the News
39 West Street – Shouldn’t HBC practice what they preach?
One of today's responses to the HSBC / Pizza takeaway planning application had me running for the search engines to find the source, and here it is. Dating from as recently as November 2017, the HBC 'Healthy Borough Assessment' is well worth a read. The whole of Section 3 - Planning and Health - is … Continue reading 39 West Street – Shouldn’t HBC practice what they preach?
Plans for 39 West Street
There has been healthy debate among the members of the Havant Civic Society committee over the Havant Borough Council planning decision process. In particular, the following paragraph has come under particular focus: "It is not always necessary for an application to be decided by the Development Management Committee. In most minor and non-controversial proposals, decisions are made … Continue reading Plans for 39 West Street
Havant Park – in the News
Following on from our earlier piece, the parlous state of the children's recreation area in Havant Park is covered in the Portsmouth News today. Take this link to read the article. For the latest response from Havant Borough Council, take a look at the online petition which can be found here.
Havant Park – Children’s play area
The Civic Society is concerned about the length of time it is taking to sort out the issues caused by tree roots in the play area in Havant Park. It is now likely that the play area will now have to be relocated. Part of the play area is now closed off and will not … Continue reading Havant Park – Children’s play area
HCS response to recent News coverage
Reading the recent series of town centre articles in the local newspaper was very interesting, but in our opinion, The News had reported preconceived views of 'no hope' for Town Centre High Streets. That is unfortunate because there are successful shops and town centres. In Havant, for instance, Astares menswear in East Street, and Button … Continue reading HCS response to recent News coverage