Fareham News
The latest Fareham news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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Fareham Library Move Backed, but County Sets Conditions
Hampshire has backed moving Fareham Library within the shopping centre, in principle only. Nothing is binding, and the old building is the fallback.
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Fareham House Prices Hit £333,599, Highest Since 2023
The average Fareham home reached £333,599 in July, up 1.4% in a year and the highest since August 2023. Semis led the rise; flats fell £2,347.
Transport
M27 Junction 10 Underpass Opens Monday 14 September
The new westbound slip road, motorway underpass and four roundabouts come into use on 14 September. The link road runs one lane northbound to start.
Sport
Hill Head rowers aged 53 to 80 third in Great River Race
Seafarers Sailing Club's Oarsome crew took third in the Bursledon Gig class at the 2026 Great River Race, 59th of 268 entries. Rowsea finished eighth in class.
Business
Titchfield Festival Theatre: £8.2m HMRC Claim in Collapse
Administrators put the Titchfield theatre charity £7.9m short, driven by an £8.24m HMRC gift aid claim. Its second company was wound up on 20 August.
Food
Fareham Food Hygiene Ratings: No Zeros in 804 Venues
Not one food business in Fareham borough holds a zero rating. 618 of 721 rated venues have five stars, and 12 sit at two or below. The full list is here.
Planning
Warsash Affordable Homes Dropped for £452,285 Payment
No housing association would buy the five affordable homes at 75 Church Road, Warsash. Councillors are asked on 9 September to take £452,285 instead.
Business
Fareham Christmas Pop-Up: Local Makers in Vacant Unit
A vacant unit in Fareham Shopping Centre becomes Flo's Pop-Up, trading every weekend from November to Christmas. The council's own footfall data explains why.
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Fareham Civic Offices: £4.7m Patch-Up, Not a £25m Fix
Fareham's council HQ needs £4.73m of repairs, decided on 7 September. A full refurbishment would exceed £25m, so the failed cooling plant stays on hire.
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Fareham Freedom March: £30,000 Farewell Set for Summer 2027
Fareham Borough Council decides on 7 September whether to spend £30,000 on a Freedom March and a free heritage day in summer 2027, before the borough ends.
Planning
Fareham Local Plan 2044: Have Your Say by 2 October
Fareham's new Local Plan to 2044 is open for comment until 2 October, and the Call for Sites until 31 October. What the council's own evidence shows.
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Fareham House Prices Rise 0.8% as Flats Fall £1,858
The average Fareham home hit £328,364 in June, up £2,623 in a year. Flats fell £1,858, detached houses ended the year £29 down, and Havant is closing the gap.
Titchfield
Fareham traveller site refused at 221 Titchfield Road
A retrospective traveller caravan site at Chestnut Paddocks, Titchfield, was refused on 14 August. Fareham's own plan owes three pitches, and the one site it allocated needed an appeal to get permission.
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Oast and Squire: Fareham pub refurbishment approved
Planning permission and listed building consent were both granted on 14 August for a full refit of the Grade II listed Oast and Squire on Peak Lane, inside and out.
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Fareham Park Community Centre plans in, decision due 1 Oct
Neilcott appointed and plans lodged for an 800sqm centre off Henry Cort Drive. Decision due 1 October, but the council says completion is three years off.
Titchfield
Lidl Segensworth: store approved, 1,457sqm and 40 jobs
Permission was granted on 30 June for a 1,457sqm Lidl on the old county depot at Segensworth. Signage is approved and six conditions are still to be signed off.