From small in-fill proposals to mixed use and strategic schemes, we can help to consult the local community and engage with stakeholders as part of your pre-submission community engagement requirements.
As communities grow, and new homes are needed, pre-application consultation and engagement provides local stakeholders and residents the opportunity to be involved with and contribute to the planning process. We can provide a UK wide service.
We provide support to our clients across a broad range of engagement activities. If you are looking for a comprehensive solution to your pre-application planning application consultation you have come to the right place.
An effective pre-application consultation strategy is critical for identifying potential issues, reducing later opposition, and improving the quality of a proposal. Achieving the best outcome for the scheme requires a blended approach that balances legal requirements with proactive, transparent communication to build community trust.
Great for smaller schemes, or lower impact, less contentious proposals, a leaflet drop to the surrounding community is still a very effective way to ensure you have reached the community. At Community Engagement Consultants, we GPS track our leaflet delivery, including this mapping in our Statement of Community Involvement for transparency.
From identifying key interest groups and stakeholders to organising online and in person workshops, we can tailor our approach to fit your budget and requirements.
A public exhibition is an effective way to share and discuss your proposals with key stakeholders and the wider community. Accessibility is key; we will help to identify suitable locations accessible to all and make the experience as positive as possible to give your scheme the best chance of success.
We can handle all of the communications relating to the consultation, capturing feedback from online feedback forms, email and in person at public exhibitions. We then analyse the feedback and trends and present this in the Statement of Community Involvement.
We can create a bespoke identity for your consultation and proposals, from concepting names, identifying suitable website domain names and coming up with a look and feel and colour palette to give your scheme and your consultation a strong visual identity. This is then carried across all online, digital and printed materials.
From a simple page hosted on our own website, to your very own dedicated project consultation website, our skilled team can turn around accessible, clean and modern websites which provide all the information consultees would require, with easy methods by which they can leave their feedback.
We design and print brochures to exhibition boards, clothing and signage for outside the exhibition, we can provide it all
Photography and video are a great way to communicate your message, why not consider using video as part of your consultation communications strategy?. We partner with HNE Media to provide a range of services, from photography and video of the consultation events, social media content to engage and reach wider audiences, drone video and photography for your site and the construction process and finished development. We can handle it all.
At Community Engagement Consultants, we help organisations build meaningful, lasting relationships with the communities they serve. We specialise in designing and delivering inclusive engagement strategies that amplify local voices, strengthen partnerships, and create measurable social impact. Whether you are launching a new initiative, consulting on change, or developing long-term community programmes, we provide expert guidance, practical solutions, and hands-on support every step of the way.
Our service includes the preparation of the Statement of Community Involvement, with on the ground consultation including GPS tracked leaflet distribution undertaken by our own team.
Community Engagement Consultants works on projects ranging from strategic land allocations through to mixed-use developments, renewable energy schemes, smaller housing schemes and regeneration projects.
