20th January 2017
Public consultation Tip 10: Always report back
The final of my Top 10 Consultation Tips is always report back to consultees at the end of your exercise - in a clear, honest and timely way.
7th October 2016
Public consultation Tip 9: Be transparent!
The ninth of my Top 10 Consultation Tips is to be as open and transparent as possible. It will help you win trust and support. And, in any case, you don’t have anything to hide.
3rd August 2016
Public consultation tip 8: Genuinely listen!
The eighth in my Top 10 Consultation Tips series is genuinely to listen to people’s feedback - and see how this can improve your scheme.
5th April 2016
Public consultation tip 7: Be ready to be grilled!
The latest post in my Top 10 Consultation Tips series is about being mindful that, unless your proposals are extremely straight forward, you’ll not just be collating people’s views but answering their questions too.
15th November 2015
Public consultation tip 6: Set your boundaries
This next post in my Top 10 Consultation Tips series deals with the importance of being clear from the outset about the boundaries of your consultation.
17th August 2015
Consultation for factory development
TK Associates is managing a community consultation for the development of a new factory in St Leonards, East Sussex.
8th July 2015
Consultation for new Bexhill regeneration scheme
We are delivering a public consultation exercise around proposals for a multi-million pound road to open up extensive development land near Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.
2nd June 2015
Public consultation Tip 5: Be accessible!
As the latest in my Top 10 Consultation Tips series, my fifth tip is: be as accessible as possible to your consultees.
1st April 2015
Public consultation Tip 4: Be clear!
As the next in my Top Ten Tips series, my fourth maxim for running a great consultation is to be clear. An obvious one, right? But it’s where so many consultations fall down.
23rd March 2015
Public consultation Tip 3: Be inclusive – within limits
As the latest post in my series of top 10 tips for running an effective public consultation – many of them learnt the hard way - here’s Tip 3: Be inclusive – within limits.