Fears of gridlock after plan for 5,000 homes across Havant is revealed

5000 Home Planned

Published in the Portsmouth News on the 14th July 2016

 

  • People on Hayling Island say their community does have infrastructure to cope with more housebuilding

PLANS to build an additional 5,000 homes across Havant borough could lead to traffic gridlock.

That’s the verdict of one critic who believes the plan could exacerbate existing congestion, including getting on and off Hayling Island.

As revealed in The News yesterday, Havant Borough Council has unveiled its housebuilding plan for the next 20 years, which would see an extra 5,000 homes built – on top of the 6,300 already earmarked in the current local plan.

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