Other ways to get involved

Get in touch with your local councillor

Councillors can help you with any ideas you may have to improve council services. To find out which councillor represents you area (you may have up to three depending on the size of the ward you live in), take a look at our webpage on borough councillors.

Ask questions at a council meeting

The council has a public participation scheme to give you the opportunity to question the people who make the local decisions that affect you at the beginning of council and committee meetings. For more information, take a look at the following documents:

Cabinet and committee public participation (PDF) [272 kb]

Public participation at Council meetings (PDF) [206 kb]

Public participation at Development Control meetings (PDF) [277 kb]

There are special arrangements for those speaking on planning applications at Development Control Committee. For more information email customer.service@basingstoke.gov.uk or call 01256 844844.