The only real 'winner' in this month's election was the 'Did Not Vote' cohort, who took the election by a landslide. No doubt there was a 'Covid effect' which affected turnout, and disillusionment with central government and the general state of the world will also have taken its toll, but the results for each ward … Continue reading HBC Election – A landslide victory for the non-voters

Ann Buckley has campaigned for the new community hospital on the Oak Park site for as long as we can remember. With the population of Havant rising relentlessly, this is just one example of several we could think of where closer integration and cooperation between Havant Borough Council and Hampshire County Council is urgently required. … Continue reading Oak Park Hospital site update

Don't fill in that postal voting form yet!! We're delighted to say that all four of the HBC St Faith's ward election candidates have agreed to appear together on an online election hustings on Monday evening at 8:00 pm. The format of the call will be as follows: A two minute introductory pitch from each … Continue reading St Faith’s Election Hustings – Monday April 26

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

Having called their bluff over the possibility that they might have created another 'Potash Terrace', there are signs that at least part of the HBC Regeneration Strategy might actually be getting somewhere - either by accident or by design. It appears that despite previous concerns held by residents groups and back-bench councillors alike, there actually … Continue reading Brockhampton West – Application for Outline Planning

No. The Russians haven't landed, but the first preliminary application for Brockhampton West has. This is probably the first time that any planning application submitted to Havant Borough Council has been supported by a Cold War era map produced by the Soviet military. To save you hunting for the story, we'll post a more serious … Continue reading Brockhamptonski Westvitch

Stop Press! We're delighted to see that this application has now been withdrawn, pending the definition of an appropriate replanting strategy. After the loss of the Fairfield School horse chestnut trees, the next major loss will be the 130 ash trees which line Park Road South beside Bosmere School, all now condemned due to Ash … Continue reading Another loss to Havant’s declining tree canopy

Yesterday's full Council meeting was memorable in the main for Mr. Charles Ashe's deputation on behalf of the Havant Borough Residents Alliance. Cllr. Wilson's proposals for the new Scrutiny Committee chair were worthy of note and there was a particularly interesting 12 minute exchange including questions and discussion on the Aquind Interconnector plans, the Councillors' … Continue reading Housing Delivery – HBRA keep up the pressure, HBC sings the same old song