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pamelacharlwood
Dec 1
Planning applications
The long expected Bargate application for up to 62 houses on land west of Old Street - the top third of the two fields - has been submitted to FBC. It is at P/24/1553/OA on the FBC website.
Your committee will spend time in the next week or so seeking to get to grips with it and we will then send out our initial thoughts.
The planning application for replacement of the Osborne View is now on the FBC website: P/24/1544/FP. Do comment direct and also let us know via hillheadra@hhra.org.uk if you wish the committee to take account of your thoughts as we work on a HHRA submission.
Meetings
It was good to see so many of you at our meeting on 4 November, including new members. The notes of the meeting are on our website www.hhra.org.uk Latest News and summarise the excellent talk from Fiona Gray about the Welborne development and the updates provided by our councillors.
We will let you know future meeting dates as soon as they are fixed: we are currently exploring possibilities with the Leader of Fareham Borough Council and Hampshire & IoW police.
Linked to the question of future meetings, we have been contacted by an officer of the police Cyber Crime Unit asking if we would like one of their team to speak to us about online crimes and fraud and how we can all stay safer from scams and the like. The team is making contact with many community groups and the sessions are very well received. Your committee is wondering if it would be best either to fix this as one of our main, evening meetings in the new year, or as a shorter day time one, also in the new year. Do please reply to hillheadra@hhra.org.uk and tell us if you would be interested and, if so, whether you would prefer evening or day time. No need for a long reply – just Yes, evening or Yes, day time.
Scams
We continue to hear of new scams eg Aviva letting you know that they want to repay you some money – oh no they don’t. Lloyds bank (sent from annie@bluecolash.com) telling you they are updates the way they look and asking you to reauthenticate your account by clicking below: please don’t.
Water
Continuing our updates on water matters, there is still time to respond to the consultation on effluent recycling at the Havant Thicket reservoir: water.resources@defra.gov.uk. You may find the website www.havantmatters.org/water of interest.
Some of you will be aware of Southern Water’s Beachbuoy system which for some years has warned of poor water quality eg after heavy rain. Beachbuoy no longer exists and you will need to log into their new River and Seas watch https://mail.southernwater.co.uk/c/1jq5XtWAYbOAS6QgzwWGOixa .
Planning
There is nothing new to report on planning matters – no outcomes yet on various appeals and no sign of the Osborne View planning application. We will let you know as soon as there is any news.
Consultations
There are several consultations by both FBC and HCC and the Police and Crime Commissioner:
· Policing Priorities – how much do you want to spend? Closes 6 December https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90762943/Precept202526
There is also
· How Fareham listens and consults Closes 8 January
· The Fareham Council Tax Support Scheme Closes 18 December
· Hampshire re Barriers to Cycling and Walking Closes 22 December
· Hampshire Waste Survey Closes 12 January https://www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil/haveyoursay/consultations/ow-waste-reuse-survey
Do respond if you have time.
pamelacharlwood
Nov 6
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