Ann Buckley has campaigned for the new community hospital on the Oak Park site for as long as we can remember. With the population of Havant rising relentlessly, this is just one example of several we could think of where closer integration and cooperation between Havant Borough Council and Hampshire County Council is urgently required. … Continue reading Oak Park Hospital site update
Video replay – St Faith’s ward election hustings
Last night's Zoom call turned out to be a good show and well worth watching before you cast your vote. The HCS committee try our best to hold an apolitical line, although there are doubtless some on the Council who might find that hard to believe. The root of the problem is that Havant is … Continue reading Video replay – St Faith’s ward election hustings
St Faith’s Election Hustings – Monday April 26
Don't fill in that postal voting form yet!! We're delighted to say that all four of the HBC St Faith's ward election candidates have agreed to appear together on an online election hustings on Monday evening at 8:00 pm. The format of the call will be as follows: A two minute introductory pitch from each … Continue reading St Faith’s Election Hustings – Monday April 26
The DIY regeneration of Havant continues
We've spent three years waiting for the official Regeneration Programme to happen, and like most things around here, the town just seems to have got on with the job itself. We suspect that Peter Galloway might have had something to do with oiling the wheels that finally made this possible since no one at Havant … Continue reading The DIY regeneration of Havant continues
Taking Responsibility for Traffic Management
Updated 18/4/2021 07:00 Background to this article A planning application is under review for an unnamed international warehousing and distribution company to set up a 'last mile delivery' operation at the former Pfizer site in New Lane. The 24/7, three shift operation will provide the base for more than 800 delivery vans servicing Hampshire, Sussex … Continue reading Taking Responsibility for Traffic Management
32 New Lane – The full story on traffic and jobs?
Updated – 03-4-2021:Read the main story hereRead our media comment hereRead our ‘Fact check’ post hereConsultation on this plan officially closes on Tuesday but comments can still be made online after that date. If you feel strongly about this, please do make your views known. Full details are given in the 'Main story' post, see the link … Continue reading 32 New Lane – The full story on traffic and jobs?
End of the line for the last town Gasholder
Do you remember the days when you could watch the local gasholders sink down as the nation cooked their Sunday lunchtime roast dinners? Well those memories have long become history. In another small step in what we would like to think would be the intelligent regeneration of the New Lane employment area, a planning application … Continue reading End of the line for the last town Gasholder
Solent Freeport – What’s in it for Havant?
A few weeks ago, the Leader of the Council addressed a Havant Borough Council Cabinet meeting and expressed enthusiasm for the opportunities that the Solent Freeport would bring to Havant. In the absence of anything published since, I thought I'd take a closer look at what this might mean. (Warning, this is a longish read, … Continue reading Solent Freeport – What’s in it for Havant?
Fact Checking the New Lane ‘Last mile delivery’ hub application
Let's just try and 'fact check' our post on the planning submission for 32 New Lane. Statement (Fact)SourceSo who actually is it?Until the applicant comes clean and completes the documentation properly, we won't know. All we've said is that based on the information given, the '100 sites across Europe' listed in the documentation link to … Continue reading Fact Checking the New Lane ‘Last mile delivery’ hub application
How to find and comment on a planning application
As of September 2025, this page is now obsolete. When the new HBC planning system is complete and ready to use in its final form, we will re-write the content of this page. Commenting on a planning application is a relatively simple process. If you've ever written a product review online, then you can certainly … Continue reading How to find and comment on a planning application
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