Working with new councillors
The recent local elections have seen a considerable influx of new councillors, which potentially introduces additional complexity for planning application decisions and local plans.
What do the local election results mean for communications on planning applications?
A change in political control does not usually mean that the planning system starts again. But it can change what applicants need to explain, who they need to reassure and where opposition is likely to gather.
New towns need a new approach to communication
The first three new town locations will succeed or fail on trust as much as transport and tenure. Post-war comms playbooks won't cut it in a networked, peer-to-peer media environment — here's what will.