This week's planning list contains a seemingly innocuous planning application submitted by BKUK Group Limited, applying for an extension of trading hours to allow for 24 hour operation of its drive in/collection operation at Burger King in Park Road South. Google Streetview The company is also requesting that the operating hours for its restaurant be … Continue reading New planning application puts Burger King back on the map
Category: Regeneration
HBC Public meeting, 29 August – Bulbeck Road Car Park
It's worth posting a few thoughts about last night's meeting at St Faith's Church. Firstly, it was great to see that the HBC Regeneration team took a leaf out of the HCS playbook and booked the best community venue in town. Thanks, as always, to 'Canon Tom' for his ever-welcome commitment to the use of … Continue reading HBC Public meeting, 29 August – Bulbeck Road Car Park
Bulbeck Road car park demolition scheduled
Work begins on Monday 9 September 2024 on the demolition of the Bulbeck Road car park in the heart of Havant town centre. Unlocking a prime site within convenient reach of local shops, easy road and rail connections and Havant Park, the demolition forms part of Havant Borough Council’s ambitious regeneration plans for the heart … Continue reading Bulbeck Road car park demolition scheduled
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?
HBC Election 2024 – Personal reflections on the outcome
On 22 April 2024, in a one-to-one meeting with a senior executive at Havant Borough Council, it was suggested to me that while Havant Civic Society was accepted as a valuable contributor to local matters and local debate, it was ‘well known’ that the Society was ‘anti-Conservative’. Now that’s a statement which could not go … Continue reading HBC Election 2024 – Personal reflections on the outcome
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
The town centre gets a well-aimed kick up the backside
Two of the HCS committee members, also members of the fledgling Havant Town Centre Partnership Board, were invited to a High Streets Task Force workshop at East Street's hidden gem, The Spring, Arts and Heritage Centre on Monday 26 February. The workshop was led by Steve Millington, Professor of Place Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, … Continue reading The town centre gets a well-aimed kick up the backside
HBC Regeneration gets a professional reboot and a long-overdue reality check
The presentation by HBC's Wayne Layton to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 19 June was a significant departure from the glossy, content-free and frankly out-of-touch presentations we've seen from his predecessors over the past five years. Mr. Layton is the recently appointed Executive Head of Corporate Finance who in addition holds the post of … Continue reading HBC Regeneration gets a professional reboot and a long-overdue reality check
Regeneration – Counting the cost
If you've been following our attempts to engage with the Regeneration Strategy for the past five years, you'll know just how difficult that has been. Regeneration officers have come and gone leaving Cllr. Tim Pike, the Cabinet face of Levelling-Up and Economic Development, as the only remaining original player, having overseen the different incarnations of … Continue reading Regeneration – Counting the cost
Amazon – The unanswered questions
When a ‘last mile delivery centre’ was first proposed for Pfizer’s former site in New Lane in January 2021, the marketing flyer from the developer gave few hints of the extent to which that description was being stretched. The location’s constrained access to the UK strategic road network, via the town centre and nearby residential … Continue reading Amazon – The unanswered questions
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