Chelgate Local’s work for Redrow Homes South East on a project in Maidstone, Kent, was a finalist in the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) awards in December. Springfield Mill was shortlisted in the PRCA Planning Project of the Year category recognising Chelgate Local’s political and community engagement role with the …

Michael Hardware has been appointed to head Chelgate’s planning public affairs division, Chelgate Local. With a career spanning over 30 years, 24 of them at Chelgate, Michael has a wealth of experience in property and construction. Over those years he has worked with many of the leading developers and housebuilders …

Councils planning new garden towns and villages are set to receive a boost under fresh regulations, but the devil is in the detail. Housing Minister Dominic Raab MP has proposed shifting responsibility for New Town Development Corporations (NTDCs) from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) over to …

In an article published by Housebuilder seven years ago, ahead of the 2010 general election, Michael Hardware, executive vice-president of Chelgate, foresaw the demise of regional planning under a Conservative government. In this article, seven years later, he suggests that planning has come full circle, and regional structures are on the …

A 12MW solar park south of the village of Catsfield for OPDE, a leading Spanish solar development company. Chelgate helped promote the project to the local village including: Website Resident newsletters Door-knowing and personal briefings Exhibition Presentation to the Parish Council Presentation to the village Briefing local district councillors and …

About Town centre regeneration Retail development plus parking Former cattle market Complicated by a proposed large superstore on the town edge Long term campaign involving local residents and businesses Campaign involved local celebrities …

Following a competitive tender, Chelgate was selected to handle communications for North London Waste Authority (NLWA) surrounding the need to increase recycling rates to 50 per cent by 2030, and the procurement of one, possibly two, waste to energy plants in north London, potentially one at Pinkham Way in Haringey, …

About The former psychiatric hospital in Duston, west of Northampton, was acquired by Wilson Connolly with outline planning for some 400 executive homes. Chelgate was retained to promote a more mixed development using a collaborative planning approach. Our community engagement included a residents’ forum, architecture weekends and regular newsletters, and …