Andover council news
Andover council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Romsey Bus Station Plan: £2.3m Design Team Sought by 21 Oct
Test Valley wants a £2.3m design team for the Romsey bus station and Crosfield Hall scheme by 21 October. It starts ten months later than first planned.
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Andover Museum
Andover Museum Open to 2029 After £150,000 Approved
Test Valley agreed £100,000 on 23 September after the town council's £50,000, so Andover Museum and the Iron Age museum stay open until at least March 2029.
Council
Test Valley council merger withdrawn: May 2027 vote back on
Test Valley Borough Council is no longer being abolished in 2028. The government withdrew Hampshire's merger on 7 September, so May 2027 is a borough poll.
Andover Museum
Andover Museum: £150,000 Council Rescue Plan, 2 Votes
Test Valley would put in £100,000 and the town council £50,000 to keep Andover Museum and the Museum of the Iron Age open to March 2029. Both vote this month.
Parking
Parking in Andover: Free After 4pm and All Day Sunday
Every Andover council car park is free after 4pm, all day Sunday and on bank holidays. Full tariffs, two free hours at Shepherds Spring Lane, blue badge rules.
Andover town centre
Andover Council Selling Town Mills Open Space to Brewery
Test Valley wants to sell 566.8 sq m of public open space at Town Mills to the pub's brewery. Objections close on Friday, and the plan is not published online.
Bins
Andover Bin Collection Days: Bank Holidays Slip a Day
Bank holiday weeks run a day later, Good Friday is normal. Plus the five things the brown bin takes, garden waste at £43 and Scott Close tip hours.
Council Tax
Andover Council Tax Bands: £2,306.39 at Band D
The full A to H table for Andover Town for 2026/27, what each precept added, and the £20.80 borough charge for burial grounds that only Andover pays.
Council
Test Valley Council's 2028 Abolition: Plan Now Withdrawn
The plan to abolish Test Valley Borough Council in 2028 was withdrawn on 7 September. What it would have done, and why May 2027 is now a borough election.
Bins
Andover Christmas bin collections: Mon 21 Dec bins go Sat 19th
Test Valley's 2026/27 table is out: Christmas week bins go a day early, Monday's on Sat 19 Dec, New Year's Day's on Sat 2 Jan. Garden waste stops for two weeks.