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
The Pfizer site plan – 2,500 extra HGV/LGV and 3,000 extra car movements every day – the 24/7 cost to our residential streets.
Updated - 02-4-2021:Read our media comment hereRead our 'Fact check' post hereRead our update on traffic numbers and jobs When we first reported on this one, we only had part of the story. To be honest, even now, we have less than three quarters of the story given that the planning application was submitted, probably … Continue reading The Pfizer site plan – 2,500 extra HGV/LGV and 3,000 extra car movements every day – the 24/7 cost to our residential streets.
Brockhampton West – Application for Outline Planning
Having called their bluff over the possibility that they might have created another 'Potash Terrace', there are signs that at least part of the HBC Regeneration Strategy might actually be getting somewhere - either by accident or by design. It appears that despite previous concerns held by residents groups and back-bench councillors alike, there actually … Continue reading Brockhampton West – Application for Outline Planning
Brockhamptonski Westvitch
No. The Russians haven't landed, but the first preliminary application for Brockhampton West has. This is probably the first time that any planning application submitted to Havant Borough Council has been supported by a Cold War era map produced by the Soviet military. To save you hunting for the story, we'll post a more serious … Continue reading Brockhamptonski Westvitch
Another loss to Havant’s declining tree canopy
Stop Press! We're delighted to see that this application has now been withdrawn, pending the definition of an appropriate replanting strategy. After the loss of the Fairfield School horse chestnut trees, the next major loss will be the 130 ash trees which line Park Road South beside Bosmere School, all now condemned due to Ash … Continue reading Another loss to Havant’s declining tree canopy
Housing Delivery – HBRA keep up the pressure, HBC sings the same old song
Yesterday's full Council meeting was memorable in the main for Mr. Charles Ashe's deputation on behalf of the Havant Borough Residents Alliance. Cllr. Wilson's proposals for the new Scrutiny Committee chair were worthy of note and there was a particularly interesting 12 minute exchange including questions and discussion on the Aquind Interconnector plans, the Councillors' … Continue reading Housing Delivery – HBRA keep up the pressure, HBC sings the same old song
Havant Civic Society 