Our online consultation system, Open Debate, makes community and stakeholder engagement more accessible, interactive and auditable; inevitably helping record valuable support for new plans, projects or developments.
The system currently helps a range of businesses, including renewable energy developers, house builders, leisure companies and planning bodies, to consult with more people than the more traditional consultation methods do, reaching people who wouldn't normally take part in consultation.
Presenting all the information normally produced for the planning process and inviting local people to register and comment online, means that consultation becomes a simple and interactive process, and that all data is fully auditable. We use search engine optimisation and marketing, social media tools and digital PR to help drive people to our online consultations.
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In a first for the national house builder, we developed an online consultation for Crest Nicholson using our Open Debate system to involve the community of Red Lodge, Suffolk in the progress of neighbouring Kings Warren, a residential development. Crest also tasked us with organising a community exhibition; for which we managed the entire process from stand design to analysing feedback. In support we also designed, produced an update newsletter, placed local advertising and generated press coverage. We also contacted statutory consultees and stakeholders to inform them of the community engagement activities.
