Important! The council restructure of Hampshire councils (for us this is Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) is now at the consultatation phase.
It is important that we complete this as the final decision affects us especially regarding the services we receive and planning decisions made. Link here:
https://consult.communities.gov.uk/.../hampshire-isle-of...
Decisions around Recycling Centres and number 7/7A Bus have affected us badly.
Hampshire County Council, who made those decisions, are proposing a very large area for local services and decision making whereas our ward councillors at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council want to see a much smaller one. They believe this would fulfil a brief of 'Close enough to be local, big enough to stay strong' as decision makers would better understand the needs of North Hampshire residents.
The other options in the consultation do not affect ourselves as they mainly affect New Forest.
Extracted from another document is a little more explanation from our ward councillors below.
Parish councils including East Woodhay Parish Council and Highclere Parish Council are not affected by this reorganisation.
