Eastleigh Borough Council moved its Civic Offices back into the centre of town in 2014 after having moved to the edge of the town in 1976. Although on a larger site, the old building no longer met many modern building regulations. It was poorly insulated, could be very cold in the winter and too warm in the summer. The Council’s primary responsibility is for collecting household waste, setting Traffic Regulation Orders and delivering over planning applications. The Council’s annual spend is around £53m and has around 500 staff. The Borough Council meetings are meetings held in public, so you are very welcome to pop along. The meeting items and agendas are published in advance on the Borough Council website, so if you have a Planning issues or maybe something relating to a local open space, then you may want to attend a particular meeting.