Have your say on the borough council’s budget plans for next year

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council wants to hear your views on its budget plans for 2027/28. 

The borough council’s draft budget focuses on continuing to invest in frontline services, with no service cuts. It includes an additional environmental enforcement officer to tackle fly-tipping and similar offences, along with two new officers to help make sure developments are built in line with approved plans. Other proposals include improving the allotments it owns, installing more mixed-plastic recycling banks, providing more support for Armed Forces veterans and military families and paying for repairs to the war memorial in Basingstoke town centre.

Major projects and priorities would continue to be funded, including the proposed new water and leisure complex at Basingstoke Leisure Park, help for rough sleepers and vulnerable residents and action to encourage nature and tackle climate change. 

To cover the rising cost of services and investment in facilities, the borough council is proposing to increase its share of council tax by around 10p a week for an average Band D household, alongside changes to some fees and charges.  

You can have your say until Sunday 3 January 2027.  

Feedback will help inform the final proposals considered by borough councillors in February.  

Find out more and have your say at www.basingstoke.gov.uk/budget2027