Category: LocalPlan

The draft Local Plan ‘Building a Better Future’ is open for consultation until 1 July

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The first full draft of the Havant Borough Local Plan, subtitled 'Building a Better Future', is currently out for public consultation until 23:45 on 1 July 2025. For those of us who live in or near the St Faith's Conservation Area, the opportunity also includes consultation on the St Faith's Conservation Area Appraisal and Management … Continue reading The draft Local Plan ‘Building a Better Future’ is open for consultation until 1 July

HBC Community Involvement… and the Local Plan

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Advance notice of an HCS Public Forum to be held in late March 2025 We’re pleased to report that Havant Borough Council’s Chief Executive, Steve Jorden, and Cllr. Phil Munday, the elected Leader of the Council, will be joining the HCS Committee at a Public Forum which we are planning to hold at St. Faith’s … Continue reading HBC Community Involvement… and the Local Plan

Development sites submitted for consideration in the Local Plan

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Last October, Havant Borough Council put out a 'Call for sites', an exercise to invite landowners and developers to nominate potential development land for the council to consider as it pulls together the latest version of the Local Plan. With the list of sites now published ahead of next week's Planning Policy Committee meeting, we … Continue reading Development sites submitted for consideration in the Local Plan

Havant Local Plan – ‘Building a Better Future’?

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The project to develop Havant Borough Council's new 'Local Plan' began in July and as a member of Havant Borough Residents' Alliance (HBRA), HCS were invited to put questions to David Hayward, Planning Policy Manager, at a meeting chaired by Councillor Elizabeth Lloyd on July 28th. Questions from the twelve member groups of the HBRA … Continue reading Havant Local Plan – ‘Building a Better Future’?

HBC admits defeat over the Local Plan and declares open season for builders

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Given the two important items on the agenda of the Planning Policy Committee on February 22, those of us in the virtual public gallery had settled in for the long haul. We needn't have bothered, the meeting closed barely an hour later. Why is this important to everybody?   If you’re new to this, take … Continue reading HBC admits defeat over the Local Plan and declares open season for builders

Stop Press ‘The Local Plan’: The Planning Inspector has spoken

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"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

Consultation on changes to the pre-submission local plan is available for comment until December 17

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The following video provides a useful (?) introduction to what is required of you here: https://vimeo.com/471369934 Click the image to open the document. Since the consultation on the Pre-Submission Plan at the beginning of 2019, Havant Borough Council have made a number of changes to the Plan which are now subject to public consultation. The … Continue reading Consultation on changes to the pre-submission local plan is available for comment until December 17

Local Plan 2036 – Saving the whale

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Don't get me wrong, I've long thought that cetaceans have a more balanced view of their place on the planet than we humans have, but as far as the 'Local Plan 2036' goes, we should retain some sense of proportion; Brent geese and Bechstein's bats are a little lower down the tree than the derelict … Continue reading Local Plan 2036 – Saving the whale

Comment form for the Local Plan 2036

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Following publication of the 'Pre-submission' version of the 'Havant Borough Council Local Plan 2036', we encourage you all to look through this document by taking this link. Don't be downhearted by the document size, head for page 5 and look through the index which is fully 'clickable'. Take a look through the areas which interest … Continue reading Comment form for the Local Plan 2036