Chelgate has been providing political and community engagement and consultation support to our clients for approaching 40 years. Over the past decade alone, we have worked on over 100 projects totalling some 53,000 dwellings and, over the last 2.5 years, we have achieved an almost 100% success rate on planning …

On a dull and grey 5 November, the great and the good of the Surrey property world assembled at Sandown Park for the annual get together of the Surrey Developers Forum. John Tarvit, chairman of the Forum and director of planning at Wates Developments, opened the conference and introduced Baroness …

Kemi Badenoch MP – Prime Minister Kemi Badenoch has officially become Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party, beating Robert Jenrick at the members’ vote stage of the contest. Her election as leader marks the first black woman in Britain to lead a major political party. She …

Kemi Badenoch has announced her Shadow Cabinet after defeating Robert Jenrick in a historic leadership contest earlier this month. She commented ‘the line-up draws on the talents of people from across the Conservative party based on meritocracy and with a breadth of experience and perspective”. With that being said, let’s see …

Kemi Badenoch has officially become Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party, beating Robert Jenrick at the members’ vote stage of the contest. Her election as leader marks the first black woman in Britain to lead a political party. She started appointing her shadow cabinet on 4th …

Account Executive Caitlin Delaney graduated from Cardiff University in 2022 with an International Relations and Politics degree. After graduating, she joined a leading public affairs headhunting firm, based in Westminster, where she specialised in working with transport and infrastructure clients. During her two years as a headhunter, she gained invaluable …

Account Executive Max Abdulgani is a graduate from the University of York. Whilst at university, he campaigned for a political party and managed the affairs of a parliamentary candidate and newly elected MP. Max has internship experience working with high-profile politicians at a national level and working in policymaking. He …

Mission accomplished? Labour claims planning reform victory, but will local communities be convinced? The Government wasted no time in launching its mission to ‘get Britain building again’, announcing a raft of policies to boost housing and infrastructure in its first 100 days. Chelgate Local’s Michael Hardware assesses the fast-moving policy …