NEWTo join the mailing list of residents concerned about Amazon DPO1 operations please select this link Now that the Amazon DPO1 facility is ramping up for business, Havant Matters would like to understand how the business is affecting you, as a resident of the area, a worker on the site or a driver operating from … Continue reading Amazon @ 32 New Lane – Contact for concerns
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Amazon creeps into action – still unannounced
People are already noticing that some of their orders are 'out for delivery' from Havant. Watch out for a slow, steady build up over the next few months. It's a bit of a puzzle why Havant Borough Council are being so coy about this still. It may be in the wrong place but hey, it's … Continue reading Amazon creeps into action – still unannounced
Amazon Havant – Radio Solent, 23 February 2023
For those who missed this morning's broadcast on Radio Solent, you can listen back to the main segments from Alun Newman's program, with BBC Senior Reporter Dom Blake the man on the spot, by taking the YouTube link below. Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, Hampshire County Council, Havant Borough Council and Amazon declined the BBC's … Continue reading Amazon Havant – Radio Solent, 23 February 2023
Could ‘citizen science’ keep Amazon’s traffic in check?
Stop Press - the signs are up. When the new Chief Executive takes the helm of the HBC management organisation in April, he's going to have a few challenges to confront. His elected opposite number might also have a few lessons to learn following the May elections. High on the agenda of both leaders should … Continue reading Could ‘citizen science’ keep Amazon’s traffic in check?
The news that comes as no surprise at all
After two long years and two contentious planning applications, Havant Borough Council's 'dirty little secret' is finally out in the open. The new Amazon delivery centre servicing Portsmouth and all point west to Southampton, north to Guildford and east to Bognor really is in New Lane. It would have been nice if Havant Borough Council … Continue reading The news that comes as no surprise at all
Happy New Year! Havant’s going back to the future in 2023
If you were keeping an eye on the News over the festive period, you might have spotted this photograph of Havant from October 1989. With a freshly demolished area where the Meridian Centre currently sits and a surface car park on the Bulbeck Road site, it presents a useful vision of how the town might … Continue reading Happy New Year! Havant’s going back to the future in 2023
HCC’s response to Havant’s traffic issues leaves HCS members’ questions unanswered
There have been a number of recently approved planning applications where residents have had serious concerns over the impact on traffic through the town. We therefore thought it would be helpful to residents if a representative of the Hampshire County Council (HCC) Highways Team attended our public meeting on 3 November to explain their processes … Continue reading HCC’s response to Havant’s traffic issues leaves HCS members’ questions unanswered
Havant Local Plan – ‘Building a Better Future’?
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’?
‘Land at Palk Road’ Development Consultation Forum
The Development Consultation Forum 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. For further details of the objective of the Development Consultation Forum, look at the Havant Borough Council DCF page here. The good news … Continue reading ‘Land at Palk Road’ Development Consultation Forum
New planning application on the way for Campdown
A PUBLIC consultation has been launched for a housing development in Campdown, Purbrook. Residents will be able to have their say on 653 'high quality' homes until July 25 when the consultation session ends. To set the context, the site lies to the west of the A3(M), south of the Havant and South Downs College … Continue reading New planning application on the way for Campdown