The staff, patients and customers of the largest GP practice in the borough and one of the busiest extended-hours pharmacies in Hampshire would very much like to know. At the Planning Committee meeting on 26 June, we will be closer to an answer to that question. If recent history is anything to go by, the … Continue reading Who really runs Havant Borough Council?
First thoughts from the Bloor Homes Southleigh drop-in event
We visited the Bloor Homes event at the Stride Centre at lunchtime yesterday (Saturday) and were pleased to see the Stride Centre bustling with local folk. The potential developers had a good turnout for the Denvilles' leg of their two-day event, with similar feedback heard from the previous day's session at Emsworth Baptist Church. For … Continue reading First thoughts from the Bloor Homes Southleigh drop-in event
The 2017 Southleigh Masterplan – For reference
Before you visit the Bloor Southleigh events - see previous post - you may want to familiarise yourself with the masterplan produced for Havant Borough Council in 2017. The document predates the slightly more recent 'preferred design' for a significantly descoped A27 link, which was published in 2018 and covered in this previous HCS post. … Continue reading The 2017 Southleigh Masterplan – For reference
Pre-planning News – Bloor Homes is forcing the pace at Southleigh
Bloor Homes, the Derbyshire based national house builder, is now pushing ahead with HBC Planning Services in the notorious 'Pre-planning' stage, the stage at which HBC typically dig themselves and the town into a large hole. Take note of the 'BloorSouthleigh' website, which will open in a new browser tab if you click the image … Continue reading Pre-planning News – Bloor Homes is forcing the pace at Southleigh
St Faith’s heritage – A tale in two postcards
Here at HCS we take on many research challenges and it was a delight to have one that, for once, didn't involve the murky world of local planning. Over the bank holiday weekend, we received an email from a gentleman who'd 'never been to Havant but had a dip in the sea at Southsea during … Continue reading St Faith’s heritage – A tale in two postcards
The draft Local Plan ‘Building a Better Future’ is open for consultation until 1 July
The first full draft of the Havant Borough Local Plan, subtitled 'Building a Better Future', is currently out for public consultation until 23:45 on 1 July 2025. For those of us who live in or near the St Faith's Conservation Area, the opportunity also includes consultation on the St Faith's Conservation Area Appraisal and Management … Continue reading The draft Local Plan ‘Building a Better Future’ is open for consultation until 1 July
Planning Consultants and the TRICS of their trade
If you're a regular reader of the HCS blog, you'll be aware that major commercial planning applications invariably come with supporting documents from planning consultants. For large applications, transport-related documentation forms the core of the supporting material. Recent experience has suggested that this documentation is often used to argue, through countless densely printed pages and … Continue reading Planning Consultants and the TRICS of their trade
Wonderful St Faith’s VE Day ‘pop-up’ local wartime history exhibition
An all-too brief selection of some of the items on show in St. Faith's Church this weekend - Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May only. All of us at Havant Civic Society extend a big vote of thanks to the team at St. Faith's, led by Ann and Sandra, for pulling this exhibition together … Continue reading Wonderful St Faith’s VE Day ‘pop-up’ local wartime history exhibition
Havant Borough Council’s online data mapping service
While looking for the exact ward boundaries recently, I was surprised to come across a useful, but unpublicised, web service from Havant Borough Council. The post which follows gives a few examples of the views which can be constructed using the HBC implementation of Astun Technology's iShare service. Scroll on down and you'll be taken … Continue reading Havant Borough Council’s online data mapping service
VE Day – The 80th anniversary in St Faith’s
The hard working team at St Faith's Church, at the heart of Havant, are hosting two events to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE day. The first event is the Civic Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration on Thursday 8 May. The second event is an exhibition to celebrate the 80th Anniversary. For details of both … Continue reading VE Day – The 80th anniversary in St Faith’s
Havant Civic Society 