Yes, you read that correctly. Following on from our post on the CPRE's take on the 'Planning for the Future' white paper, we're encouraged to read in the press today that 'a survey across Tory heartlands has revealed party representatives are baulking at ministers’ plans to sharply increase housing targets in electoral strongholds like Hampshire … Continue reading Planning Reform – Councillors are revolting!
Category: Housing
CPRE ‘Call to Action’ on planning reform
(Post updated, 23/9/2020) CPRE, 'The countryside charity', has produced a couple of important presentations that are well worth your time to read and understand. The material was shown at a seminar given by Caroline Dibden, Vice-president CPRE, to members of the Havant Borough Residents Alliance yesterday at the Gazebo Garden. While we weren't present at … Continue reading CPRE ‘Call to Action’ on planning reform
Detail from the East Street ‘hard hat’ area
Following on from our recent set of 'tired but lovely' photographs, here's an altogether more disturbing set of images from East Street. Each one shows clear points of danger to pedestrians in what must surely be one of the worst kept Conservation Areas in Hampshire. In order, dangerously loose and broken tiling to the faces … Continue reading Detail from the East Street ‘hard hat’ area
Shoebox living – A warning for Havant?
A Sunday Times article on September 6 highlighted the issue of 'shoebox living', illustrated by a plan of six 'flats' in Southampton in a conversion from a former gas showroom. Retail unit converted to tiny flats in Shirley, Southampton. Developers are exploiting planning laws to convert empty banks, takeaways and barbers into tiny flats, causing … Continue reading Shoebox living – A warning for Havant?
North Street Arcade and its nitrate bill
You may have noticed the changes taking place during lock-down at the front of the North Street Arcade site. During the lockdown, the ill-starred Grastar Restaurant unit has been divided into two separate retail units while the former Dominos site has also been refurbished as a retail unit. The new flank walls suggest that the … Continue reading North Street Arcade and its nitrate bill
DCF – Kingscroft Farm development proposal
Last night’s Development Consultation (DCF) Forum at the Plaza was a well attended event. The DCF is a platform for a developer to share their proposal with the council and interested community groups along with the public before moving onto the planning application stage. This is a useful initiative by Havant Borough Council which enables … Continue reading DCF – Kingscroft Farm development proposal
HBC handling of public comments on Planning Applications
Back in December when we were still celebrating the Development Management Committee (DMC)'s decision on the original Domino's application for 39 West Street, we reported that the developer had re-submitted the application. The cynical timing of this over the Christmas and New Year holiday period highlighted a typical developer's approach to sliding an application through … Continue reading HBC handling of public comments on Planning Applications