OVERTURNING 12 YEARS OF POLITICAL AND PUBLIC HOSTILITY
Winning public statements of support from the local MP, ward councillors, Parish Council and Residents’ Association, after high profile and acrimonious opposition and a 12-year history of failed planning applications on a site owned by a major bank.
The problem
- Planning applications repeatedly rejected by the Local Planning Authority.
- Development proposals routinely condemned in local press.
The solution
- Performed mediating role between the bank and residents.
- Residents’ Association consulted and brought on side.
- Public statements of support from local MP, ward councillors, Parish Council and Residents’ Association.
- Positive media coverage achieved.
- Political support secured.
The result
- Application for two prestige office buildings unanimously approved.
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