Havant Civic Society keeps a watchful, and we hope constructive, eye on Havant Borough Council’s Regeneration Strategy. We note that the strategy is framed almost entirely in terms of building projects, both commercial and residential, with little mention of the necessary underpinning infrastructure. In our modern, digital world, fast and reliable broadband is an essential … Continue reading Ultrafast Broadband for Havant – An Opportunity
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Regeneration update – Now this is never a good look!
If you go and look at the Havant Regeneration Programme marketing website at the moment, this is what you'll see. A rather unprofessional window into the state of governance over the programme and certainly not the impression that HBC should be presenting to the external investors that they desperately need to attract. But maybe there's … Continue reading Regeneration update – Now this is never a good look!
Is there a future for the original IBM Havant site buildings?
Back in January, we reported on a move to list the former IBM Havant Plant buildings at what is now the Langstone Technology Park. If such a move is to bear fruit, it can't come soon enough. Havant Borough Council's Development Consultation Forum #48 will consider the future of this site on Tuesday 21st May … Continue reading Is there a future for the original IBM Havant site buildings?
Moves to list former IBM Havant plant buildings
IBM PLANT LANGSTONE, HAVANT The IBM Havant Plant, at Langstone, was cleverly designed to blend into its surroundings and situated close to the newly-opened A27 (1965). Set back down a long drive and west of Bosmere Field, it was built on a grass mound, which housed various facilities.The Plant was designed by Arup Associates and … Continue reading Moves to list former IBM Havant plant buildings
Havant – leading the way with electric vehicle charging
If you happen to own a Tesla, you'll be interested to know that we have an eight bay charging centre - the 'Portsmouth Supercharger' - right here in the town. Click the link for details.
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