Ensuring your voice is heard
RAPS is an independent, non-political association representing
the interests of the whole Port Solent community, helping to sustain Port Solent as
a pleasant, safe and unique place to live, work and enjoy.
RAPS website makeover
As you can see, the RAPS website is undoing some major changes. The website content has grown considerably over the years, therefore a SEARCH button has been introduced to enable you to find relevant information faster. In order to streamline membership and subscription renewal, we have introduced buttons that will enable you to manage your own RAPS membership and subscription payment online. If you opt to "buy annual membership" you need only set up the payment once and for all time until you need to cancel it. The information you provide is protected and only visible to you and the website/membership management.
Emails will shortly be sent out to all lapsed members. RAPS currently has less than 50 paid-up members and needs to raise, ideally double that number to remain financially and politically viable. In future, only paid-up members will be sent regular e-mail updates such as the RAPS Bell.
These new facilities have mostly been introduced with help from Leo Britton who has experience with using the Wix platform that sustains the RAPS website. If you do decide to make use of the new online payment facility, bravo!, but it's possible in the next few days, while we finish tidying up, that you may encounter some wrinkles. Please bear with us while we complete the improvements.
Port Solent site allocation
The RAPS Committee is aware of the online document
Statement of Common Ground between Portsmouth City Council, Premier Marinas Limited & CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) March 2026 In respect to the
Port Solent Site Allocation.
At the Initial meeting between RAPS Chair and Lucy Howard (PCC Head of Planning Policy) it was AGREED to establish quarterly meetings between RAPS, Polly Murray and Nick Lloyd-Davies. RAPS can expect its submissions to the Plan to be examined August-November this year. The next meeting with PCC Planning Policy is scheduled for September 15th
Meanwhile, members may recall the 2018 AGM where a similar "masterplan" involving CBRE and Premier was discussed. The Flanagan Lawrence concept (ca. 2014) is no longer on the internet. That development was shelved but appears to have been dusted off in 2026.