IntroductionSummary report of the meetingOverviewPurpose and Format Bloor Homes Presentation Community Group Contributions (5 minutes each)Councillor Questions Bloor responsesKey ObservationsFull record of the meeting - Video and text transcriptHCS Editorial comment Introduction This post contains a summary report of the Bloor Homes Southleigh Development Consultation Forum held on 27 January 2026 at Havant Borough Council's … Continue reading HCS report of the Southleigh Development Consultation Forum, 27 Jan 2026
Category: Housing
Southleigh Development Consultation Forum – 27 January – Tickets now closed
Please noteThe venue for this meeting has now been changed to the Civic Plaza and all tickets for the event have now been fully allocated. Havant Borough Council has decided to hold a Development Consultation Forum (DCF) to consider the following Bloor Homes development proposals for Southleigh: Southleigh Strategic SiteUp to 1,800 new homes, a … Continue reading Southleigh Development Consultation Forum – 27 January – Tickets now closed
Havant MP weighs in on the Bloor Homes Southleigh development proposal
HCS has been made aware of the following letter from Alan Mak MP which signals a welcome and timely intervention in local planning matters: Southleigh Development - Use of residential roads for construction accessDear ResidentI am writing to you in my capacity as your local Member of Parliament about the proposed housing development at Southleigh, … Continue reading Havant MP weighs in on the Bloor Homes Southleigh development proposal
Bartons Road / Petersfield Road – 90 New Homes
Note - the list of issues with the council's new Arcus Global Built Environment planning system at the foot of this post is being updated as we work through the new system. There's clearly much work to be done. There's an interesting new planning application which has been posted for review and comment on Havant … Continue reading Bartons Road / Petersfield Road – 90 New Homes
Portsmouth Water’s plan for 120 homes at Kingscroft Farm approved, despite opposition from Southern Water
You couldn't really make that headline up. To be fair, Portsmouth Water sold the land by auction a few years ago, leaving Foreman Homes with the challenge of building 120 homes in one of the least hospitable corners of Havant. Set between Flood Zone 1 and Flood Zone 3, alongside the constant road roar of … Continue reading Portsmouth Water’s plan for 120 homes at Kingscroft Farm approved, despite opposition from Southern Water
Homes (and businesses) under the hammer
Our Committee Member for Planning was making a routine search of the local properties recently and came up with the following interesting opportunities in or close to the heart of St Faith's. The first is Langstone Lodge, at 1 Langstone High Street. A planning application for demolition and replacement, like-for-like, was refused in September 2024, … Continue reading Homes (and businesses) under the hammer
For quick sale, one car park. What’s the catch?
[30-5-2024 - Updated to include public feedback on the parking issues] Following on from the HCS public meeting at St. Faith's in March 2024, the planning application for the demolition of the Bulbeck Road car park has been attracting the interest of the public. Now that the local elections are behind us and a new … Continue reading For quick sale, one car park. What’s the catch?
A victory for common sense
This post relates to a planning application for land adjacent to 27 Emsworth Road. The site lies between Baden Powell House and The Wheelwright’s Arms, tucked behind the billboard, which was to remain in place! Click the image to view the documents on the Public Access portal. This application was originally submitted in December 2022, following … Continue reading A victory for common sense
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
McCormack House – 56A East Street
We've seen a little chatter on social media about this newly published planning application, some of which is a little confused. So to try and make things a little clearer, here's a brief overview of the proposal. McCormack House will be familiar to visitors to The Spring and users of the Billy Trail between Langstone and … Continue reading McCormack House – 56A East Street