Public consultation support

Use technology to facilitate meaningful conversations that build support instead of opposition.

Local opposition to development can be some of the biggest and most expensive risks to housing delivery. This risk is made worse by ineffective public consultations, where it is perceived as a tick-box exercise, and where the design is too far advanced to be changed or discussed meaningfully.

Our public consultation support can make engagement more meaningful and productive by using advanced interactive technology to support discussions and enable different ideas to be tested immediately on screen.

We can show ideas using a simple 3D graphic style that encourages experimentation and reassures communities that nothing is set in stone.

Our models are information-rich, and can be tweaked on screen in real time to answer a range of questions like:

• "What if those houses were moved to the other side of the road?"
• "If we add another storey to that building, how many parking spaces will we need?"
• "If they are allowed to build two extra storeys, then will there be enough profit to cross-subsidize some community facilities?"

Normally, we can create an information rich model of your site which anticipates certain questions and areas of debate, and we can offer workshop facilitation and 'model driving' services to support genuine two-way dialogue. These workshops are most effective early in the process before designs are fixed, where feedback can genuinely influence outcomes rather than just providing a box-ticking exercise.

Good consultation isn't expensive - bad consultation that delays or blocks projects or damages relationships costs far more.

Contact us to discuss your options.