Radio Solent Hamble Airfield Interview

Listen to Chris Jones, Chair of Hamble Parish Council, and Emma Westmacott from Hamble Peninsular Residents Group speak on Radio Solent this morning about the threat to our village from the proposed gravel pit at Hamble Airfield:

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Hamble Airfield Quarrying Application: Regulatory Committee FAQs

The date of the Regulatory Committee meeting where the Hamble Airfield (Cemex) quarrying application will be decided has now been confirmed as Wednesday 15 May 2024. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding what happens next in this process. When and where is the Regulatory Committee meeting being held? Wednesday 15 May…

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Hamble Airfield Application: Latest Update 17/11/2023

** ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (๐—›๐—ฃ๐—–) ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—–๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜…) โ€“ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ** ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ?   As you will recall from last weekโ€™s update, Cemex has now provided answers to the environmental questions from Hampshire County Councilโ€™s (HCCโ€™s) Planning Authority. You can find these answers here:…

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Hamble Airfield Application: Latest Update

** ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น (๐—›๐—ฃ๐—–) ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—˜๐˜…๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—–๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜…) โ€“ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ** ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: Back in August 2023, Hampshire County Council (HCC) asked Cemex to clarify several areas relating to their Hamble Airfield planning application under…

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Letters to HCC Planning Department and Regulatory Committee โ€“ Mitigation Measures and Conditions

Further to the recent consultation response from Hampshire Highways in respect of the Hamble Airfield planning application, Hamble Parish Council has written to the HCC Planning Department and Regulatory Committee with comments on the proposed mitigation measures and conditions.ย  These letters can be found here: Letter regarding mitigation measures Letter regarding conditions

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HCC Highway Mitigations – Letter of Challenge

We understand that the mitigation discussions and negotiations between Cemex and Hampshire Highways are nearly complete. These discussions have been confidential. Hamble Parish Council has today written to Hampshire County Council (HCC) to challenge these confidential discussions and what we believe to be a wholly inadequate consultation with the local community. By failing to be…

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Hamble Airfield: Collation of HPC’s Responses to HCC

For ease of reference, we have collated below the formal responses submitted by Hamble Parish Council to Hampshire County Council (HCC) in respect of the Hamble Airfield quarry application (Cemex). HPC Response to First Set of Consultation Documents – 15 March 2022 HPC Correspondence with HCC Highways – June 2022 Lisa Kirby Hawkes Reg 25…

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Response to Cemexโ€™s Press Statement

Cemex ran a pre-application online consultation in November 2021, but since then has made no attempt to engage meaningfully with Hamble residents.ย  Furthermore, there is no evidence that Cemex has incorporated any of the feedback received from the online consultation in the planning application that was subsequently submitted.

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Public Meetings: Feedback Received from Attendees

Thank you to everyone who attended our public meetings on 11 and 12 January, where we provided an update on the Hamble Airfield application, and answered questions from residents. After the meetings, we asked for feedback so that we can ensure that residents attending future meetings have the best possible experience.ย ย  This feedback can be…

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