Commissioner's Place - securing approval for residential development

Brief 

• To help secure the support of the local community and stakeholders for a proposed residential development in Medway 

• Deliver a programme of community engagement and media relations support for the landowner  

Results and highlights 

• Maxim worked closely with the landowners, planning consultants Barton Willmore, and Baca Architects on the proposals for 130 new homes in a former quarry in Strood, Medway. 

• Maxim was responsible for: 

• Naming the development, so it would resonate well with the local community 

• Undertaking local stakeholder mapping to ensure we could get the right information to the right people during the project  

• Developing the project website to provide clear and consistent information to the local community and stakeholders 

• Organising and promoting the public exhibition at the local church hall, adjacent to the site 

• Designing the invitation and its distribution to residents for the public exhibition 

• Developing the content for the public exhibition panels in conjunction with the architects 

• Providing a briefing note for local stakeholders 

• Managing the public exhibition and monitoring attendance and comments, including a briefing for local councillors and media 

• Operating the project office, which involved taking and responding to enquiries from the public via the project phone line or website 

• Inputting the feedback from the public exhibition and engagement programme into the Statement of Community Involvement    

• Commissioner’s Place was granted permission by Medway Council 

Services delivered 

Media relations, Public affairs, Community relations, Corporate communications, Event management