As we reported last year, Dandara have now taken over the reigns from Persimmon Homes as the latest housing developer to submit a planning application for the Campdown site at Crookhorn, between South Downs College and Portsmouth Golf Course. The new application is simply a variation on the same theme, just two different sets of … Continue reading Campdown confusion. Competition between developers reinforces risks to Havant borough’s health and heritage
Category: Housing
Barratt Homes – Farm access hogwash
Regular readers will know that Havant Civic Society takes a close interest in documents submitted with planning applications, particularly when they are written by 'transport consultants'. Planning application APP/23/00584 is currently exercising the residents of Denvilles since it appears little more than a cynical initiative by the housing developer to turn HBC's lack of attention … Continue reading Barratt Homes – Farm access hogwash
HBC Planning Committee makes another flawed decision
On September 29, the HBC Planning Committee once again delivered the wrong verdict on a significant local planning application by following the direction of its Chair, who once again invited accusations of incompetence by risking a costly and almost certainly successful appeal by a developer. The full detail is given below, but if you just … Continue reading HBC Planning Committee makes another flawed decision
Stop Press ‘The Local Plan’: The Planning Inspector has spoken
"It is clear that the consultation did not comply with the Act and there is an unknown possibility that some party or parties could have been prejudiced. Consequently, there is a risk that the plan could be vulnerable to legalchallenge at adoption. The way to lessen this risk, by reducing the risk of prejudice, would … Continue reading Stop Press ‘The Local Plan’: The Planning Inspector has spoken
The good, the bad and the ugly – Another 444 homes in 3 planning applications
Here's an update on 3 planning applications totalling 444 proposed new homes currently in the planning process for the area surrounding Havant Town. They split neatly into three categories, the good, the bad and the downright ugly. So first, the Good: 'Cabbagefield Row', 150 affordable homes on the shore of the Havant Thicket reservoir At … Continue reading The good, the bad and the ugly – Another 444 homes in 3 planning applications
Planning Committee overturns Planning Officers’ recommendation, unanimously voting for an ‘unsatisfactory living environment’
The life of a planning officer is never particularly easy round here, particularly when they have their well researched recommendations overturned by the elected members of the Planning Committee who, by doing so, call into question their own motives. Last night's Planning Committee meeting was a case in point. The application under consideration (for the … Continue reading Planning Committee overturns Planning Officers’ recommendation, unanimously voting for an ‘unsatisfactory living environment’
Housing Delivery – HBRA keep up the pressure, HBC sings the same old song
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
Aura House – Digging into the planning history
In these difficult circumstances, we expect all our Councillors to pull together and put the interests of the town, the HBC Officers and their electorate ahead of their own personal interests, especially when it comes to squeezing residential homes onto clearly unsuitable sites. We've been doing a little digging in the digital archives, inspired by … Continue reading Aura House – Digging into the planning history
A Housing Delivery Action Plan that’s short on actions
This may sound like a dry subject but read on, it's actually rather important and will drive the way your town and its surrounding area evolves. (As always, click the underlined links to find out more. Internal links and videos will open on this same page, external links and documents will normally open in a … Continue reading A Housing Delivery Action Plan that’s short on actions
Lower Road Bedhampton – ‘Same again please’
Back towards the end of November, we commented on the new application for fifty homes at Lower Road, Bedhampton, which Luken Beck had submitted on behalf of Bargate Homes. Their previous application had been convincingly refused in March 2020, and while Bargate had already taken it to appeal, somebody thought it would be a bright … Continue reading Lower Road Bedhampton – ‘Same again please’