3. Community consultation and engagement
3. Community consultation and engagement
Community consultation will be an important part of your project development. You will need to be able to evidence that you have held events and carried out surveys to find out what people want you to deliver and how you keep them informed. Ideally you will be able to show and timescales that you have been communicating with the community and other stakeholders about your project from the early stages of the idea, cost estimates right up to finalising the project plans. You may also need to estimates provide letters and comments of support.
More info on community consultation and engagement
If you are developing services, then finding out what people want and whether there is market for what you are proposing, will help you to show that your proposals are viable. You need to know who will use your services, and also you could ask how much people will pay for what you intend to deliver. If you are planning a capital build project, then your architect or landscape architect will be able to help consult widely on the options you are considering. The findings from this consultation will help you to evidence local support for your project, using statistics and quotes from your research. It will also evidence markets and potential income streams.
You will benefit from providing updated information to the wider community regularly. Consider using social media, local drop in events, leaflets, newspaper articles and a website to make sure everyone is engaged with the process. You may also want to gather letters and comments of support from the local community and relevant stakeholders such as key partner organisations and politicians.
Back to main page
