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1 February 2005
 
SHORTLIST OF LIVEABILITY PROJECTS IS UNVEILED
 
A SHORTLIST of creative schemes that could soon be transforming parts of Havant Borough as part of the £3.3M Liveability project has been unveiled.
 
Design consultants, Roger Evans Associates, have been working with residents and councillors on the borough's six area community boards to come up with some bright ideas to enhance their neighbourhoods. Imaginative ideas have also been coming in from ordinary residents inspired by the scope and possibilities created by Liveability.
 
From streets to shopping precincts, parks and the seafront, 42 schemes to improve the borough have been considered by councillors on the Strategic Liveability Board and a shortlist of 13 projects will now be recommended to the council's Executive for final approval next week (February 8).
 
The projects to be recommended to the Executive are:
 
  1. Waterlooville Town Centre - Improvements to the north end of the precinct that will create a gateway to the town centre and include the underpass, art and a covered entertainment area.
  2. Havant - Improvements for East Street, North Street, Park Road North and South, Homewell, as well as new gateway for Havant Park and new play provision.
  3. Leigh Park - A small number of off-street car parking schemes to set the scene for future development and improve the appearance and usability of strategic through routes.
  4. Hayling Island - Improvements along the seafront and beach from Eastoke Corner to Beachlands roundabout including a new plaza at Eastoke Corner.
  5. Havant to Langstone Bridge corridor - a design including lighting and improvements to North Hayling.
  6. Emsworth - Improvements to the main underpass at the roundabout.
  7. Cowplain -Improvements to parking and shop fronts in Milton Road and Eagle Avenue.
  8. New toilets at Greywell, in Leigh Park - including the demolition of toilets at Front Lawn Recreation Ground.
  9. Waterlooville Recreation Ground, Rowlands Avenue - scheme includes drainage, converting old allotment site, pathways and play provision.
  10. Play areas and play provision - £400,000 has been set aside for improvements to play areas to be agreed from a list of priorities.
  11. Underpasses - art will be installed in underpasses around the borough and where practical local schools and artists will be involved.
  12. Roundabouts - new watering systems are planned along with a design competition for a number of roundabouts in the borough.
  13. Signage - New signs are planned at gateways, places of interest and street names around the borough.

 

Where appropriate all projects and designs will include lighting and safety improvements, artwork, play provision and decluttering.
 
Havant Borough Council was awarded the £3.3M from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister after making a successful bid for a share of £9M set aside for a pilot project to improve the outdoor environment for everyone. The council is also using the project to change the way it delivers some of its services to improve the maintenance of and cleanliness of our streets and open spaces.
 
"The aim is to encourage more people to use the urban and green spaces in the borough, improving health and wellbeing, encouraging a sense of community and discouraging anti-social behaviour," said Liveability Manager, Joanne Penney. "It's about making improvements now that will spark further regeneration in the long-term by creating a design blueprint that will be carried on by developers in the future."
 
"The shortlist that has been approved is full of exciting projects that will make our outdoor spaces more attractive and appealing and will hopefully encourage more people to get outside and enjoy the improved outside environemt," she added. "But it doesn't stop there. Although the project will finish next March, development that has been inspired by Liveability should continue to brighten the borough for years to come."
 
Liveability is not just about creating attractive and appealing outdoor spaces, it's about making sure they stay that way and £400,000 has been set aside to manage not only the newly improved great outdoors but also the borough as a whole.
 
Measures being considered to keep outdoor spaces in the borough green and pleasant include introducing bylaws and fines to tackle anti-social behaviour like graffiti, litter, fly tipping, and abandoned vehicles. Preventative steps including promoting education, establishing a sense of pride of place through community involvement and the provision of litter bins in the right places are also on the agenda.
 
Detailed designs and plans will now be drawn up for the 13 projects on the shortlist. The schemes will then be put forward for planning permission, consultation will be carried out and the building work will be put out to tender.