Community Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Planning

The UK planning system places considerable weight on the opinions of local communities. Gaining their support can make the difference between an application succeeding or failing.

Stages of community engagement can include:

• Initial consultation with the community and giving them a say on the project
• On‐going engagement while the application moves forward
• Keeping the community informed and up to date with activities.

Listening to the local community can increase the acceptability of your project and the likelihood of gaining consent.  Our planning consultants can assist you with:

• Developing unique engagement methodologies
• Planning and running public exhibitions, workshops and meetings
• Media relations including writing newspaper articles, adverts and community letters
• Presentations to stakeholders, parish councils and planning committees