Consultant Clare works as a policy, communications and engagement specialist and is a champion for local politics and community development. As an active political campaigner, Clare is a councillor for both Milton Keynes City Council and Huntingdonshire District Council, and stood as a Parliamentary Candidate in 2024. Her background involves …

Chelgate has been providing political engagement and community consultation support to our clients for over 35 years. Over the past decade, we have worked on approaching 100 projects totalling over 50,000 dwellings. Almost 27,000 of those dwellings, some 58 projects, have been in the North Thames region, which includes Essex, …

Chelgate has been providing political engagement and community consultation support to our clients for over 35 years. Over the past decade, we have worked on approaching 100 projects totalling over 50,000 dwellings alone. Almost 22,000 of those dwellings, some 26 projects, have been in the South Thames region, which includes …

Key points: LPAs must now review Green Belt boundaries where unmet housing needs exist. Grey Belt definition introduced for land that does not ‘strongly contribute’ to key Green Belt purposes and meets certain criteria. Development within the Green Belt is permissible where it utilises Grey Belt, meets unmet needs, and …

Key Points: All district, borough and city councils to get abolished and become either a Foundation Strategic Authority (FSAs, which will include non-mayoral combined authorities, combined county authorities, and any local authority designated as a FSA without a mayor), or a Mayoral Strategic Authority (MSA). This will end the current …

Questions swirl as the impact of the budget is assessed more closely. Kier Starmer vows to get the UK ‘working again’ as the job market dwindles. The government’s proposals come in response to strong opposition from businesses regarding the tax increases outlined in last month’s Budget. Companies contend that the …

Account Manager Mark has had an extensive career working within local, Westminster and European politics, public affairs, town planning and the news media. He studied for a MSc in Town Planning at the University of Brighton during the Covid-19 pandemic subsequently working as a planning officer at Adur and Worthing …

Chelgate has been providing political engagement and community consultation support to our clients for over 35 years. Over the past decade, we have worked on approaching 100 projects totalling over 50,000 dwellings alone. Almost 22,000 of those dwellings, some 26 projects, have been in the South Thames region, which includes …