Our company understands the benefits of respecting the environment, engaging with the community and insisting on high-quality design tailored to the local context. Adopting a positive approach and working with the grain of the community, we receive more support for our projects and this reduces objections and uncertainty for the benefit of all those involved in the development process.

It seems that many developers and land promoters view engagement with the community as an inconvenient "tick box” operation, rather than a useful and beneficial exercise. Our experience is very different.

It may not be possible to remove all objections to a scheme, but if people can understand and appreciate that their opinions will be considered and that the proposals are seen to evolve as a result of constructive suggestions, then we tend to find that this greatly reduces the level of objection and builds trust overtime.

Whilst our expert consultant team will have produced high quality proposals that follow best practices, local people have the local knowledge and experience that can improve schemes before they are finally determined, even at the outline stage.

We commit to various stages of public engagement and consultation. Here are some testimonials from representatives of communities where we have operated: