Following the January 2026 Development Consultation Forum, Bloor Homes' outline application for the Southleigh site is now live on Havant Borough Council's planning portal. For those wanting the headline facts: The application seeks outline permission for up to 1,800 homes, together with a local centre, a three-form-entry primary school, and associated open space and infrastructure. … Continue reading Southleigh – Here’s where things stand
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Southleigh – A first look and a few stats from the Bloor Homes planning application
The Bloor Homes planning application was apparently received by HBC Planning Services on 12 May, and 'validated' on 3 June, almost a month ago. So some of you might be asking why hasn't it appeared on the Weekly Planning List yet? The next obvious question you might ask is, "when does/did the formal public consultation … Continue reading Southleigh – A first look and a few stats from the Bloor Homes planning application
Video replay – St Faith’s ward election hustings
Last night's Zoom call turned out to be a good show and well worth watching before you cast your vote. The HCS committee try our best to hold an apolitical line, although there are doubtless some on the Council who might find that hard to believe. The root of the problem is that Havant is … Continue reading Video replay – St Faith’s ward election hustings
How to find and comment on a planning application
As of September 2025, this page is now obsolete. When the new HBC planning system is complete and ready to use in its final form, we will re-write the content of this page. Commenting on a planning application is a relatively simple process. If you've ever written a product review online, then you can certainly … Continue reading How to find and comment on a planning application
Archived September 2020 Homepage
Coming up for air Or that's how it feels sometimes. The world has changed and we're now in a rather different and uncertain place. For much of the year to date this website has been dormant, locked down behind a set of useful links. Given the directions being set by both central and local government, … Continue reading Archived September 2020 Homepage
2020 Covid Home Page
During the current Covid-19 'Coronavirus' outbreak, we're using the HCS Homepage as a quick reference for the main sources of help. Please scroll down through the page to take a look. Clicking on any of the images will open the relevant site in a new browser tab. To contribute ideas for things we could add … Continue reading 2020 Covid Home Page
Food Waste recycling
Since the start of the year, I've been taking part in the City of Portsmouth's Food Waste recycling trial. Perhaps not officially, you understand, but through the good offices of a close friend who lives in Portsmouth and has spare space in her own caddy. I was initially sceptical about the claim made by PCC … Continue reading Food Waste recycling
Ray Cobbett
It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of Ray Cobbett after a short illness. We shared the same employer and both moved to Havant at the same time, being near neighbours for many of the last forty years. Ray was a tireless supporter of the community in and around Havant, an … Continue reading Ray Cobbett
Tidying up the Havant Station flower beds
At the height of the lockdown, you might have noticed that the station forecourt flower beds suddenly changed from desolate and derelict spaces to tidy, bright and colourful flowerbeds. A vote of thanks is due to Ann Buckley, seen here with the Station Manager who's taken on the maintenance responsibility. Ann put in many hours … Continue reading Tidying up the Havant Station flower beds
Pictures from Havant’s ‘locked down’ VE-Day celebrations
We're collecting your pictures of the muted but lovely VE Day celebrations. If you'd like to make your own contributions, send your photo by email to this address and we'll add them. Eastern Road - Fiona WilsonResponsible distancing! Oaklands Road - Claire MorganThe Gazebo Garden dressed for VE-DayThird Ave, Denvilles - Alice DochertyDelivered! (75 years … Continue reading Pictures from Havant’s ‘locked down’ VE-Day celebrations