Havant Civic Society

Havant Civic Society Conserving, improving and cherishing the important features of Havant’s distinctive heritage through informed opinion and direct representation...

Email: [email protected]
Web: www.havantcivicsociety.org.uk
Tel: 02392 480384

Havant Civic Society’s aim is to conserve, improve and cherish the important features of Havant’s distinctive heritage whilst seeking to encourage quality design in any new developments in order to enhance the town. We want Havant to be a thriving Borough centre with a sound cultural and economic base.

A town that residents can be proud of and one which people want to visit. We provide informed opinion and direct representation regarding planning within Havant Town Centre. Central to our effectiveness is the political impartiality that we adhere to in all our decision-making and the dedication of our annually appointed committee. The Society was first formed in response to some major planning consultations in the town which required an organised consensus of opinion to ensure the voices of local residents and stakeholders were heard. In our infancy, we have succeeded in becoming established as a source of valued opinion by developers, specialists, and community trusts as well as planners, all of whom have engaged with us as trusted partners in understanding the archaeology and built environment within the conservation area.

This development proposal for an 80 bed care home at the Oak Park site is just part of the original vision for the Hamps...
15/06/2026

This development proposal for an 80 bed care home at the Oak Park site is just part of the original vision for the Hampshire County Council owned Oak Park site which has been in the Havant local plan for several years.

This is a pre-planning consultation by the developer's agent. A formal planning application may be submitted later in the year.

HCS has been following the long-delayed proposals for redevelopment of the Oak Park site for many years now, and former councillor and local campaigner Ann Buckley has been more active than most in…

There's a very short survey at the bottom of this post. Given the current state of the Havant Borough Local Plan and th...
14/06/2026

There's a very short survey at the bottom of this post. Given the current state of the Havant Borough Local Plan and the track record of questionable planning decisions in this area, we'd be interested in your responses and comments.

After several years standing vacant and with previous marketing efforts failing to secure a buyer, the site has now been placed into auction by Lambert Smith Hampton as an Industrial Development Op…

14/06/2026

Sunday morning - 10:30 - Our roving reporter has just reported that the Billy track is completely impassable, just south of Fairfield School, due to a fallen tree. Havant Borough Council

Good news for those reliant on cheque and cash banking services. The new temporary banking hub will open next month in ...
12/06/2026

Good news for those reliant on cheque and cash banking services. The new temporary banking hub will open next month in Market Parade, opposite the post office.

Havant Civic Society has been informed by Cash Access UK that they have signed a Leasehold Property Agreement (LPA) with Havant Borough Council for the temporary home for Havant’s Banking Hub. The …

If you're interested in the ongoing saga of the recent and costly downgrade of the HBC Planning Services 'Public Registe...
08/05/2026

If you're interested in the ongoing saga of the recent and costly downgrade of the HBC Planning Services 'Public Register', this article puts the spotlight on Arcus Global, the software provider selected by HBC as the provider of 'the cheapest solution' back in 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Searches go missing, house sales fall through, and a 5G mast erected by mistake

Our webmaster has given the front page a bit of a facelift to keep the site going until it gets a complete overhaul late...
01/05/2026

Our webmaster has given the front page a bit of a facelift to keep the site going until it gets a complete overhaul later in the year. If you've not looked for a while, why not give it a go? And if you're looking on a phone, try rotating it to 'landscape' for a better view.

The front page format has been much the same since the current site was launched back in 2018 – that’s over five hundred articles ago – so the webmaster felt it was time for a cha…

Spring cleaning website posts here at HCS and the editor has just turned up this one from SIX YEARS AGO. We can honestl...
28/04/2026

Spring cleaning website posts here at HCS and the editor has just turned up this one from SIX YEARS AGO. We can honestly say that six years into that experiment, the 40% saving has been proven completely correct.

What we didn't realise back then was the additional massive improvement made by recycling both soft and hard plastic waste.

It's time to roll these policies out wider and faster Havant Borough Council!!

Since the start of the year, I’ve been taking part in the City of Portsmouth’s Food Waste recycling trial. Perhaps not officially, you understand, but through the good offices of a clos…

Does this sound familiar? It seems that it's not just Havant Borough Council that fell for the Arcus 'minimum viable pr...
16/04/2026

Does this sound familiar? It seems that it's not just Havant Borough Council that fell for the Arcus 'minimum viable product' quick sale.

Property checks stall after botched upgrade throws council system into chaos

IMPORTANT - The HCS report, including the complete video-linked transcript of the Bloor Homes' Southleigh Development Co...
30/01/2026

IMPORTANT - The HCS report, including the complete video-linked transcript of the Bloor Homes' Southleigh Development Consultation Forum meeting from Tuesday 27 January 2026.

At the top and bottom of the post is a dark blue button which when pressed will open the official DCF feedback form. We urge all concerned residents of Havant, Emsworth, Langstone and Bedhampton to complete this simple but critical form.

Bloor - and the HBC Planning Officers - need to hear your views.

Press to send DCF feedback to Bloor Homes IntroductionSummary report of the meetingOverviewPurpose and Format Bloor Homes Presentation Community Group Contributions (5 minutes each)Councillor Quest…

So an empty shop next to an empty bank might not be left empty for much longer. The good news is that this extension to...
14/01/2026

So an empty shop next to an empty bank might not be left empty for much longer. The good news is that this extension to the 'nail and beauty spa' infrastructure is being implemented in advance of the 1,800 new homes at Southleigh.

Discuss...

In this week’s planning list, the former charity shop on the western side of the former NatWest bank in West Street brings further competition to the local nail bar market market. Surely a go…

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