Good Practice Guide to Public Engagement in Development Schemes
Planning Aid
Available online PDF [24p.] at: http://bit.ly/c8XGjy
“…..For developers, communities and decision makers, one of the biggest challenges in taking forward a development scheme is to ensure that public engagement is undertaken in a way which is meaningful, inclusive and brings benefits for all involved.
This guide is intended to provide practical advice for all those involved in public engagement in development schemes which require planning consent. It is illustrated by real examples of good practice and provides information and assistance to those planning, engaging in, or assessing community consultation…..”
ENGAGE:
For communities, engagement means a chance to understand what is proposed, to explore how a development can bring value to an area, to identify which options would work best within a local context, to help shape solutions and to have their say on a scheme.
For developers, engaging with the local community can provide vital local knowledge, reduce the risk of challenges and delays, identify how a scheme can bring value to a local area and enhance the reputations of all involved.
For decision makers, good pre-application engagement will have identified those issues of importance to the local community and show how the proposal has responded to these. It will be for the decision maker to balance these alongside planning policy and other considerations, e.g. traffic impact, job creation and make a decision on the application…………”
Contents
Introduction
Why Engage?
Principles of Engagement
Awareness to Engagement
Planning for Community
Engagement
Pre-application Stage
Submission to Decision Stage
Construction and Operation Stage
Delivering Good Practice
Planning Aid - East of
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