Following publication of the 'Pre-submission' version of the 'Havant Borough Council Local Plan 2036', we encourage you all to look through this document by taking this link. Don't be downhearted by the document size, head for page 5 and look through the index which is fully 'clickable'. Take a look through the areas which interest … Continue reading Comment form for the Local Plan 2036
Councillors to decide on Havant Borough Local Plan 2036
Havant Borough Council have today circulated details of the 'Pre-submission' version of the 'Local Plan 2036'. The full text of the announcement is quoted below. (To open or download a copy of the full document, please scroll down to the bottom of this post and press the 'Download' button. ) The Havant Borough Local Plan … Continue reading Councillors to decide on Havant Borough Local Plan 2036
Those shrinking green gaps
This one may seem to be well out of our immediate area but it is nevertheless of interest as we look to the growth and prosperity of Havant Town Centre. While we are all aware of the aspirations of the Havant Borough Regeneration Strategy we may be less conscious of the fact that just up … Continue reading Those shrinking green gaps
Petition regarding the Langstone Railway cottages.
Many of us were saddened by last month's destruction by fire of the railway cottages on the east side of the Langstone Road approach to Hayling Island. The Grade 2 listed cottages were originally built as labourers' cottages and later lived in by the crossing-keeper for the Hayling branch line. A private petition has recently … Continue reading Petition regarding the Langstone Railway cottages.
St Lucy’s Day pictures
Thursday 13th December marked the first of what we hope will become a regular event in the Gazebo Garden in the run up to Christmas. This rather magical picture of our 'St. Lucy' sums up the evening. For those of you unfamiliar with the Scandinavian tradition of a St Lucy's Day festival and procession, you … Continue reading St Lucy’s Day pictures
Langstone Railway cottages
Like many of our friends and colleagues, we were saddened to see the destruction by fire of the Langstone Railway station master's cottage last weekend. The much loved building with its faded yellow wooden siding has been a landmark near the Hayling Billy track since the late 18th century. We hope that the structure, listed … Continue reading Langstone Railway cottages
Dominos – 39 West Street planning application re-submitted
Perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised by last week’s re-submission of the 39 West Street ‘Dominos Pizza’ takeaway planning application by Geo. & R. Carrell Properties Ltd. The cynical timing of this application follows an approach often used with contentious applications, sneaking them in during the holiday period when the public are normally distracted. Once … Continue reading Dominos – 39 West Street planning application re-submitted
Christmas wreath making workshop success!
The Christmas Wreath making workshop was organised by the Havant Civic Society and held on Friday 7th at St Faith's Church, a beautiful and welcoming venue. All proceeds were donated to the fund for restoring the historic banner depicting St Faith which is currently at the London School of needlework for assessment. Hilary Deadman gave … Continue reading Christmas wreath making workshop success!
Southern Water – ‘I’ll get back to you on that’
For those who followed our report of Southern Water's appearance before an HBC Scrutiny Panel on November 13th, we thought you might be interested in Southern Water's responses, received today, to the questions they were unable to answer on the day.
A quick and easy litter questionnaire
Havant Civic Society have been invited to attend a meeting of the Business and Commercial Services Scrutiny Panel on Wednesday 5th December to discuss the subject of litter in the town. Please take a couple of minutes to answer the two questions below, pressing the 'Submit' button when you've finished. The responses we receive will … Continue reading A quick and easy litter questionnaire
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