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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The East Midlands Planning Aid Service wanted to develop an online consultation to engage people in the Regional Plan Review, to deal with issues such as housing, transport and climate change. We designed a system which enables people to register to comment on policy in a forum; and is specifically aimed at engaging with hard-to-reach groups. EMPAS are able to amend content, view the demographic breakdown of users, respond to questions and post online responses to comments through the admin area.
