Strategy

Politics drives the planning strategy.

For large schemes or sensitive sites, this has been the case for many years.

But the increased emphasis on community involvement in planning is making this a fact of life for most projects as politicians come under increased pressure to deliver the 'right result'.

Understanding political and community needs is therefore vital to any planning strategy.

Informing strategies

The political make up of a local authority and the timing of elections can be fundamental to informing the detail of a proposal and the programme for bringing it forward.

Likewise, local political and community issues can create priorities, sensitivities, objectives and concerns which can have a major bearing on how a proposal is received.

And planning and development usually form part of a much wider Council corporate agenda, so completely unrelated issues can have an effect.

GKA is able to get to the heart of the political and community issues that will influence the Local Planning Authority's consideration of an application. We then identify the best route to achieving a consent and deliver creative and innovative solutions to address concerns.