Negotiation

It's all well and good knowing what each and every individual wants a development proposal to achieve. But you can't always make everyone happy, can you?

Probably not - at the end of the day, there really are limits to what can be delivered. So what do you do?

GKA is particularly adept at resolving potential conflict and will always try to seek an acceptable solution for all concerned. Whether at the local level with individual residents or resident groups, or through high level political and officer engagement, we are able to assess and understand the varying needs and objectives so that these can be met to best effect.

Our negotiating skills can provide major benefit to key aspects of the development process, including:

• preliminary discussions with the Local Planning Authority
• pre-application consultation with regional and local agencies and interest groups
• post-submission consideration of the priorities for planning gain contributions
• resolution of detailed section 106 agreements and other legal planning documentation