COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT

We shape places with a dedicated built environment team that helps clients secure planning consents for some of the biggest infrastructure, commercial and residential developments in the UK. We know communities are at the heart of every development and that is why we help organisations listen, understand, and respond with authenticity to turn consultation into collaboration.

Our approach builds long-term trust, reduces risk, and ensures locals feel part of the journey and not spectators during the planning application process.

Pre-application political appraisals for projects, sites and local authorities

Consultation and engagement strategy development and execution

Strategic counsel across political, stakeholder and media landscapes on local, regional and nationally significant projects

Community and stakeholder engagement with a focus on hard-to-reach groups

Delivery of creative consultation programmes in person and online to maximise reach, evidenced in comprehensive Statements of Community Involvement (SCI)

Consultation and engagement programmes across Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and

Development Consent Orders with supporting Statements of Community Consultation (SoCC) and Consultation Reports

Community coalition building to create visible local advocates to amplify the benefits of each project

Collateral creation for events, consultations and stakeholder briefings

Graphic design services to showcase and communicate your community vision