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News for 2007.
This page contains items posted in the ERA front page and on the news update during 2007
Oak Tree Drive development plans go to appeal and revised applications submitted:
Read More (appeal) Read More (New Application) Details of New Application
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Latest News
Council
Approves application
but the battle continues
Details Here
A new organisation, localshopslocal, has been formed to oppose a revised planning applicatation for a larger Tesco in Havant.
Tesco have applied to rebuild their Havant store more than twice as big. localshopslocal campaign is gathering support to stop them. .
HBC Approves application
New Memorial Website.
Keep up to date with the development of The Friends of Emsworth Memorial Garden on their new website. This site complements the memorial trail site.
South Downs National park
Sign the petition now to include the western weald in the park.
Bill Bryson speaks out: Don't reduce the South Downs National Park!
Major planning applications
97 Havant Road. A new application was received on 15th August.
See Planning Applications Details on HBC website. This has now also been rejected.Application in for A27 site access road see planning applications
Detailed notes on this application
Community Board meeting to discuss a27 site Thursday 13 September
26 New Brighton Road: Developer appeals against rejection
Details of appeal which will take place in Cowplain on 18-19 September
50 Bath Road see planning applications
A new application was submitted; this time for 6 flats. Details on HBC site. This was also rejected and the Seagate have appealed against the rejection of their their FIRST proposal. History of proposals.
A plastic Bag Free town???!!!
The Emsworth Business Association is supporting the campaign to reduce plastic bag use. Modbury in Devon is the first town in the UK to do this. Here is the reason why and what happened.
Ful details of the EBA initiative can be found at: http://www.plasticbags.emsworth.org.uk/
Oak Tree Drive Planning Application Rejected:
.On 27 June 2007 Havant Borough Council Development Management Committee rejected the George Wimpey Homes planning application to build houses on the Oak Tree Drive site site.
Read More Application Details
A27 Site: Revised Application Submitted 23rd April
The ERA is submitting comments on this application. Here are our current thoughts, written before the detailed plans were available.
Summary on Planning Applications Page Week 17 View the details on the HBC website
British Airports Authority (BAA) is set to expand Southampton Airport and other across the UK.
Havant Freecycle Group
Do you have something you don't want but which is too good for the tip? Then Freecycle it, you can get free things you do want too. How it works Local Group
Emsworth Memorial Garden and Trail
A new organisation the "Friends of Emsworth Memorial Garden" has been established to complete and maintain the garden. The updated Memorial Website has full details and a copy of the Roll of Honour which resides in St James' Church. Please check the roll for erroes as the FEMG intends to have them engraved on permanent plaques around the memorial.
Development Applications
Unsuitable development threatening the character of Emsworth
What Next? Read follow up to the April meeting here.
Opposition to the government's proposals to reduce local involvement in planning decisions is being coordinated by Planning Disaster who have published a strategy map of worst affected areas.
Oak Tree Drive Planning Application Rejected:
.On 27 June 2007 Havant Borough Council Development Management Committee rejected the George Wimpey Homes planning application to build houses on the Oak Tree Drive site site.
Read More Application Details
View from Havant Road. Click to enlarge
97 Havant Road
An application has recently been submitted to demolish No 97 Havant Road and build flats and houses on the site. Read More Application Details
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New application submitted for 26 New Brighton Road
Churchill Retirement Living have now submitted their new application to Redevelop 26 New Brighton Road with 34 retirement flats.
Read More Application Details
South Elevation
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Fourteen flats at 58 Horndean Road
An application has been made by PJY Developments Limited to demolish No 58 Horndean Road and build a large block of flats on the site. Read More. Plan View Application Details
Eight flats at 50 Bath Road Emsworth
An application by Seaward Properties Ltd to build 8 flats on the site of No 50 Bath Road Emsworth was registered on the 26th January. Read More Application DetailsNational Background - garden grabbing
Background to planning issues
Greenfield sites under threat
South East Regional Government report on threat from changes in Central Government PolicyA new all party initiative against Garden Grabbing
Look here and take action Action against Garden grabbingCore Strategy Consultation Sham
The next stage of the 'consultation' on the Core Strategy document which will define three options for development in the borough needed to be commented on 5th April. Read More.Changes to this site
This site is being re-designed to make it cleaner, faster, easier to find your way around and more up to date
For a time some of the old pages will exist alongside the new layouts and they may have a few broken links, please be patient and if you find any let me know. - Richard.
Other News
EMSWORTH AMBULANCE COMMUNITY RESPONDERS CONTINUE TO GROW
Since the Emsworth Ambulance Responders Scheme went live at the end of July 2006, they have had a very busy time. By the end of March 2007 there will have been more than 150 emergency calls made to the ambulance service, from the area. Community Responders NewsNews Service:
Continually updated local news from the BBCBBC Hampshire
BBC Surrey and Sussex
Wikipedia Encyclopedia on Emsworth
Doorstep Crime: Information from Trading Standards
There have been a number of cases in the Andover, Alton, Southampton and Eastleigh areas, of callers who are falsely purporting to be from Social Services. Read MoreNew Links
We have exchanged links with the following sites since October 2006. They will be featured here for at least two months and permanently on the links page.Other useful new links
www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk Find a reliable local trader, approved by Trading Standards.
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Public Meeting to discuss proposed NHS 'reforms'
Tuesday 30 October 7.00 PM in St James Church, Church Path, Emsworth.
At a well attended meeting a panel from the West Sussex Primary Care Trust and St Richard's Hospital together with David Willetts MP described the proposed changes and listend to the views of over 200 members of the public from Emsworth and further afield.
Seen the next EMS due out on 7 January and earlier HERE on this site for a two page special on the National Health service in our area including report of this meeting.
Emsworth Residents' Association QGM
Monday 29 October 2007 Emsworth Community Centre, Mountford Rooms, 7.30 pm
John Butler, former Chief Executive of Portsmouth Housing Association will give a presentation on
'Havant Area Savers Credit Union'
All six Emsworth based councillors will be present
There will be an opportunity to ask questions.
Multidisciplinary Response Team
A talk on the role of the multidisciplinary response team was given at the last QGM. This explained the way that the team which operating from the former Cottage Hospital links with GPs, carers and Social Services to support those who can be treated at home. This resulted in a large number of questions most of which were answered at the time. Elizabeth Emms later supplied answers to the remaining questions. These are posted on our website and paper copies will be available at the next QGM for those who are interested.
MRT for Emsworth residents registered with a West Sussex GP? A: West Sussex provides a service called 'Intensive Care at Home' for people as part of their Community Nursing service. The service manager is Sarah Grant, Bramber Building, 9 College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6FX
The following answers were given to questions not answered at the meeting:
July 2007 second application for 50 Bath Road
A new application to redevelop this property has been submitted. DETAILS ON HBC WEBSITE This is the second application information on first proposal.
A27 site planning application August 2007
This project has reached the stage of new applications which is coming in stages. This application is for the site access road but it includes information about proposed uses of buildings on the site. Internal link to previous application, for the service station and hotel/pub. This has been withdrawn as there are problems with the pub which is opposed by the highways agency.
NHS Consultations
The next round of the NHS reorganisation saga in WEst Sussex is playing out. Visit the Support St Richards site for the latest information. Read the West Sussex NHS vision for health care for the official line.
Screening of 'An Inconvenient Truth' in Havant on 4 June
The event at Havant Art Centre was attended by almost 80 people. The event was reported in 'The News'on Monday June 11.
The screening was organised by Havant Friends of the Earth.
In a panel discussion following the screening Jean and Richard Hedley from the Hampshire and Isle of Weight Wildlife Trust (HWT), described how the trust was working to devise a strategy to enable both people and wild life to cope with changes in climate.
In particular they listed; the availability of freshwater, the realignment of the coast and the redistribution of living things. Emphasis was changing from preserving individual species in specific areas to creating and maintaining a series of linked habitats in which species could migrate as the climate changed.
They were highly critical of the planned urban growth, including intensification of existing urban land uses, at or below current and predictable coastal flood levels, implied in the PUSH strategy as reckless and unsustainable.
The full text of the HWT submission to the Hampshire County Council Consultation on climate change can be found on their website. www.hwt.org.uk
Land South of Eastbound Petrol Service Station, Emsworth Bypass (A27 Site) Revised Application
Planning Application 07/57199/006
There is some confusion as to the last date for comments on this application. The list says 23rd May but a 'spokesperson' said we have until mid June'
View the details on the HBC website
This application is for the construction of a petrol filling station and restaurant, 84 bed hotel with access and egress from the A27; and creation of a 3 metre wide cycle/footway to Washington Road.
The Emsworth Residents' Association is not against the principal of putting a service station, restaurant and hotel on this site with access from Washington Road for workers at the site and for pedestrian visitors to the restaurant. However, we believe that certain conditions are essential for the protection of residents in the vicinity. These are:
It should be noted that the site drawings were not available on Havant Borough Council website at the time of writing and therefore there may be other issues to be added to the list above.
FOLLOW UP TO PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT PLANNING 18 APRIL 2007
Thanks to all the residents (nearly 200) who attended the meeting on 18th April to express their concern about unsuitable development threatening the character of Emsworth.
Many of you gave your contact details so that we can keep you informed. A large number offered to help with
1. writing objection letters
2. attending HBC Development Control meetings or
3. assisting with collecting ERA Subscriptions.
We will be contacting those concerned as soon as possible to tell them about the next steps in the campaign and how they can get involved.
However, many people could not get to the meeting or were unable to sign the circulated sheets because of the large number of attendees.
Please let us know if you can help by sending us your name, address, email and phone number and letting us know if you can help in any of the 3 ways mentioned. Email to ccurryems@aol.com, or post to:
Emsworth Residents' Association 33 Horndean Road, PO10 7PU.
Watch this site where we will post in formation about the progress of the campaign.
The Planning Information Page has a continually developing resources section to assist individuals and groups in making effective reperesentations.
The Meetings Diary Page will contain details of Public Meetings, HBC Development Control Committee Meetings and Appeals hearing as appropriate.
The Planning Applications Page had details of all applications when they are published on the HBC summary sheets.
Major applications will be posted on this page with an introduction on the home page.
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Wimpey Homes in Oak Tree Drive.
On 28 March the planning application by George Wimpey Homes have to build houses on this site has been registered. The site is designated for housing in the Local Plan and therfore development cannot be refused outright. However it will be subject to detauiled scrutiny and there is a possibility of acheiving some alterations.
The number of houses has increased to 68 and half are 4 bedroom houses!
The Local Plan has an allocation for 55 houses on this site.
Send your comments to the Havant Borough Council development control committee. The deadline will be posted here as soon as it is known but uoyu will probably haver about 4 weeks. If you send a letter it would be very useful to let the ERA know what you have said so that this information can be utilised during the forthcoming planning application. Find the ERA addresses HERE or email Chris Curry direct.
April EMS now out
"The EMS" should have popped through your letterbox during the last two weeks. If you have not yet received it please telephone 01243 373421 and we will try and find out what went wrong. Meantime, or live outside Emsworth, you can view it on line here now.
Emsworth Ambulance Community Responders Continue to Grow
Since the Emsworth Ambulance Responders Scheme went live at the end of July 2006, they have had a very busy time. By the end of March 2007 there will have been more than 150 emergency calls made to the ambulance service, from the area. Community Responders News
Core Strategy Consultation Sham.
A description and analysis will be posted here tomorrow. Here is a link to the core strategy document.Proposed development at 97 Havant Road Emsworth.
The development consists of five 2 bed flats, one; 1 bed flat and four 'cottages' - two bed semi-detached houses. All squeezed into the 0.112 hectare plot. That is a density of 89 dwellings to the hectare or 36 to the acre.
This was the site where the trees in the front garden dissappeared very suddenly before the house was sold (see The EMS 30-1 January 2007 P4) Without removing those trees the car parking spaces required for this number of bedrooms (19) could not have been fitted in.
The land along the north side of Havant Road is very poorly drained and residents of the surroundign houses are very concerned about further disturbance of the water table.
A selection of the plans have been placed on this site and the full plans can be seen on the HBC website;
| Elevations of the proposed flats. Notice how half the depth of the block of flats projects over the car parking making avery 'top heavy' looking building. Click the thumbnail for a larger image. |
View from Havant Road |
 View of east side showing overhang at front. |
Developments in Emsworth: 26 New Brighton Road, North of Oak Tree Drive, 50 Bath Road and 58 Horndean Road
A spate of applications is being received to build flats and houses in Emsworth. These come on top of major developments already under construction in the New Brighton Road area. If they are approved they will add up to a sea change in the character of Emsworth.
Every application that is approved makes it more difficulrt to resist the next one. There are no less than four substantial applications pending at this time. Monitoring and commenting on development proposals is not made any easier when the notification process is subject to errors, delays and ommissions. Because of these the ERA is now directly monitoring the application details on a daily basis.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." Thomas Jefferson 3rd president of the United States (1743 - 1826)
Links to the above applications 26 New Brighton Road Oak Tree Drive 50 Bath Road 58 Horndean Road
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Doorstep Crime: Information from Trading Standards
There have been a number of cases in the Andover, Alton, Southampton and Eastleigh areas, of callers who are falsely purporting to be from Social Services. These incidents amount to, at least, offences of attempted burglary. There is concern that this may lead to a growing trend.
We would ask that older people are encouraged to check the identity of all callers carefully. Staff or volunteers visiting older people should be conscious of wearing and showing their ID and encouraging the people they visit to request to see it.
Jane Gulliver
Trading Standards Officer, Hampshire County Council Trading Standards Service,
Mottisfont Court, High Street, Winchester SO23 8ZE,
Telephone: 01962 846232 Email: jane.gulliver@hants.gov.uk
The South Hampshire sessions of the SE Plan Inquiry was held in Chichester on 23rd-25th January.
All of the participants statements can be read on the EiP website at http://www.eipsoutheast.co.uk/participants under sections 8Bi, 8Bii and 8Biii.SHUV has a seat at the first two of these sessions, and will be promoting the opinions in our submissions i.e.
You can view details of these submissions HERE