February 2024
Public Attendance Fills the Hall at Last Council Meeting
The Council were really happy to welcome a great number of the public at our meeting on 12th February. We think this was as a result of the attendance of the local policing Team and an agenda item regarding speed cameras, rather than the overall matters of the Council, but we are really pleased to see that many people are valuing the contents of the meetings and particularly as we hope to have regular “guest speakers” to address all things Horndean.
The attendance of Sgt Pete Rees and PCSO Darryl Hook provided us with some very useful information, including their priority areas and the assistance that the public can provide.
Sgt Rees stressed that no member of the public should place themselves at risk. However, every incident that you see, (from a distance,) should be reported. Whilst Sgt Reese discussed the aspects of the 101 service, he explained that 101 “triages” calls and reports, whilst the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Pages crime reports are seen by the local Policing Team, who can then recognise commonality between incidents and make connections that the 101 service may not be able to do. This allows the team to be far nimbler in their day-to-day activity.
All Crime reports can be made at:
https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/
Footpath Friends Receive Council Grant to Continue Their Great Work
Whether on social media or, whilst actually enjoying our wonderful countryside, you may have seen that more of Horndean’s footpaths have been receiving some attention and improvement.
Whilst our “Grounds” team work very hard to maintain our green spaces, this amount of improvement wouldn’t be possible without the support of our regular volunteers and the “Friends of Horndean Footpaths”
In order to support their work, the Parish Council were pleased to provide “Friends of Horndean Parish Footpaths” with a grant toward new tools and training that will help them to make an even bigger difference in the years to come!
Why not look them up on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/637774458363297
Or at Friends of Horndean Parish Footpaths, and see what “treemedous” work they do. You may even want to volunteer!
Policing Team Work with Morrisons to Stop Car Meets
Whilst many of our readers will have noticed that new restrictions have been imposed at Morrisons on the length of time that cars can be left, you can still stay to do your shopping and use the restaurant. These restrictions were implemented to stop the gathering of vehicles and the associated anti-social behaviour and driving when the store was closed.
Genuine users of the store and its facilities can hand their registration numbers to Customer Services if you think you will be in store longer than the limit and Morrisons staff will make sure that you don’t get a ticket!
around the area. Watch this space as the project progresses!
Watch your speed!
Vehicle speeding violations are one of the hot topics we hear from residents in many areas of the parish.
Horndean Parish council has successfully applied to the EHDC Speedwatch Camera scheme to deploy a set of EHDC funded average speed cameras at approved locations across the parish for the next 5 years. Data will be collected and shared with other parishes and the police and action may be taken.
In addition, we are upgrading our existing Speed Indicator (SID) infrastructure and seeking to increase the deployment of these in various locations in the parish. These SIDs will be moved every two to three weeks, and in addition to reminding drivers of their speed, will gather information to enable us to build up a picture what is happening and where to support further activity.
Land “East of Horndean” - What’s happening
You’ve probably noticed the removal of the hedgerow along the B2149 Havant Road, in Horndean, leading to Rowlands Castle. This is clear evidence that, after so many years, something is happening on this land, which has become known as “Land East of Horndean”. As well as removing some trees and hedging, Bloor Homes Ltd (the Developer) has been planting a lot of new trees and finalising the layout of Phase 1 of the development.
In reality, this land is not in the eastern, but in the southern, part of the Horndean Parish Council area, so it might have been better to describe it as “southern Horndean”. Bloor has recently announced it intends to refer to the site as “Hazleton Meadow” - a name which reflects the former Hazleton Farm and, of course, our Hazleton Common nature reserve, just across the A3M and which should start to become familiar.
Planning permission for this development of over 700 dwellings was granted (subject to various conditions) on 23 December 2021. Since then, the Parish Council, in its role as statutory consultee, has commented on matters such as the overall design and appearance of the built form of the site, including parking.
The Parish Council is also considering the potential assets that could be transferred to it, including open space, woodland and play areas. But there are other things that might be adopted, including “sustainable drainage systems”, which we need to learn a lot more about and a new multi-functional hall for community use.
There is much to consider, especially with the Community Building and many of you will remember the Parish organising a public consultation and exhibition in 2016 asking what sort of activities and events people would like to see the building used for. With the passage of time, it will be necessary to seek fresh feedback in due course. In the meantime, we are entering into fuller discussions with East Hants District Council and with Bloor on these matters, as well as engaging with our neighbouring Parish Councils of Rowlands Castle and Clanfield, to identify viable options.
If you wish to keep up to date with detailed information about this development, you can find information on the EHDC planning portal under 55562/005. You can also see Bloor’s Newsletters issued in February and July 2023 below
Bloor Homes Land East of Horndean Newsletter (2).pdf Bloor Homes Land East of Horndean Reserved Matters 2 Newsletter wv.pdf
In the meantime, the Parish Council will provide further updates through this regular newsletter as more relevant information becomes available.
Horndean and Clanfield Foodbank benefits from your old clothes.
The Parish Council have a “Clothes Bank” located in our car park at Jubilee Hall, for which we receive a small payment every year.
The foodbank is operated and run-in partnership with “Horndean Churches Together” is sited at Napier Hall and is operated by Horndean Baptist Church. It has recently been broken into and vandalised a number of times and items taken.
We are unable to understand why someone would break into a Foodbank in order to steal food that would be given free of charge and without a need to be referred, but the vandalism costs are borne by the Church and often is more expensive than the items taken!
Whilst we will be assisting with improving the security arrangements in and around Napier Hall, we were all very pleased to agree that the small income from the Clothes Bank, be donated to the Foodbank to assist them in replacing stock and repairing the damage caused.
Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting is a slightly different meeting to the normal Parish Council Meetings, in so much as it’s very much a Public Meeting, rather than a “meeting held in public”
This will give everyone an opportunity to hear about the Council’s plans for 2024 / 2025 and receive an update on progress against the objectives that we set earlier last year.
We’d love to hear from everyone at this meeting, so please come and see us on
Monday 22nd April from 7:00pm at Jubilee HallNext Council Meetings
Parish Council – Monday 11th March 2024
Planning Committee – 18th March 2024
Grounds Committee - 25th March 2024
All meetings commence at 7:00pm and include 20 minutes for public questions to Parish Councillors