We've seen a little chatter on social media about this newly published planning application, some of which is a little confused. So to try and make things a little clearer, here's a brief overview of the proposal. McCormack House will be familiar to visitors to The Spring and users of the Billy Trail between Langstone and … Continue reading McCormack House – 56A East Street
Category: TownCentre
Amazon. So who got the best deal here?
We've been wondering why 32 New Lane, perhaps more aptly named 'Little Luxembourg', has yet to appear on Havant Borough Council's published record of business rates. A chart of the income received by Havant Borough Council from the 32 New Lane site over the past four years might cause one or two raised eyebrows. During … Continue reading Amazon. So who got the best deal here?
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
South Street – Twittens Way development plans
An interesting new development project has been loaded to the HBC planning system for the land formerly associated with Pearce Motors and a number of other small local South Street businesses. If you can't quite place the site, the animation below might help: The planning application is for the part demolition and part redevelopment of … Continue reading South Street – Twittens Way development plans
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 White Hart is (partly) for sale again
We were intrigued to see that the White Hart went up for sale on Boxing Day, or at least part of it did, rather confusingly described as a house with five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Click the image below for details. The properties for sale would appear to be the five single bedroom flats built … Continue reading The White Hart is (partly) for sale again
Regeneration ‘Take 3’ – Where’s the plan?
It's good to see the cranes over Havant Town Centre. However, these are not signs of HBC's long-awaited Regeneration programme firing up, but the results of hard graft and funding by private developers following lengthy process delays in planning. The bigger crane to the left rises above the Prince George Street development site while the … Continue reading Regeneration ‘Take 3’ – Where’s the plan?
HBC Planning Committee makes another flawed decision
On September 29, the HBC Planning Committee once again delivered the wrong verdict on a significant local planning application by following the direction of its Chair, who once again invited accusations of incompetence by risking a costly and almost certainly successful appeal by a developer. The full detail is given below, but if you just … Continue reading HBC Planning Committee makes another flawed decision
Eastern Road/Leigh Road junction closure – 22/8 – 7/10
If you live in the above roads or regularly use New Lane, please note the following. If you want to know why, read here.
Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling – Public Consultation
[Updated - July 17][Updated - January 2023 - Removed links to historic consultation, added link to latest post] Note: For 2022/2023 Consultation, see this post. Southern Water, with Portsmouth Water in tow, are currently engaged on a public consultation which will run until August 16th, putting their case for a vast new development programme which … Continue reading Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling – Public Consultation