I have led engagement and consultation programmes for hundreds of projects across both the public and private sectors.
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Infrastructure: rail, power networks, active travel
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Renewable energy: onshore and offshore wind, solar, biomass, tidal
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Property: residential, commercial, mixed-use, retail and community-led schemes
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Other sectors: minerals, energy from waste, sports and leisure
Below is a small selection of these - for more information on any of my projects, please get in touch.
East West Rail
New railway from Oxford to Cambridge
Supported engagement for a major new rail link including communications on land and survey matters, working closely with land teams to build trust with directly affected landowners, minimise objections, and enable timely land access and acquisition. Developed targeted communications materials, including engagement plans, sensitive landowner correspondence, MP briefings, and media lines, while also contributing to the wider programme through stakeholder insight, narrative development, and the production of key consultation materials and reports.
Jaynic
East Anglia's largest business park
Managed the pre-application community and stakeholder consultation for Gateway 14, including community and political liaison, engagement planning, media relations, and consultation reporting and analysis.
Pigeon Land
Residential developments
Provided strategic and practical support for multiple proposed residential developments, at both the pre and post application stages. My services included consultation strategy and planning, stakeholder mapping, producing and issuing consultation materials, media and community relations including enquiry management, feedback reporting and analysis, and pre-committee support such as member briefings and updates.
Solar2
Portfolio of UK solar farms
Managing political and community engagement on a portfolio of 49.9MW solar farms across the UK, including Hessay Solar Farm in York's green belt, which was approved by committee.
Crest Nicholson
New homes across the East of England
Managed public and stakeholder consultation for six Crest Nicholson developments in Suffolk and Essex, organising public exhibitions, producing and issuing consultation materials, managing enquiries, liaising with local residents and councillors and producing Statements of Community Consultation to support planning applications. With each scheme, the aim was to run an effective and robust engagement process, that demonstrated we had listened and responded to local feedback.
Iceni Energy
Straw-fuelled biomass plant
Snetterton Biomass Plant is a 40MW straw-fuelled facility in Norfolk. I managed the pre-application public and stakeholder consultation process, which included extensive community engagement as well as liaison with local councillors and farming groups. The consultation highlighted that local people were generally supportive of the scheme and enabled the project team to address the issue of straw supply. I worked closely with Iceni in the run up to the planning committee to mobilise support and to brief members. The scheme was approved by Breckland District Council.
Arrowcroft
Port regeneration and supermarket
Newhaven Port and Properties worked with developers Arrowcroft to develop plans to provide a new ferry terminal, shops and restaurants at Newhaven Port in Sussex. I planned and managed the public consultation process, which involved two public exhibitions, an online consultation, regional and national media liaison and political engagement. The project received over 400 letters of support from local residents.