Stories

Jul 18, 2023

Local Dialogue: shaping our neighbourhoods

Across the country, Local Dialogue has delivered projects that have transformed local communities for almost 25 years. We specialise in...

Jul 6, 2023

Local Dialogue: 16 years' shaping the East London skyline

Across the country, Local Dialogue has spent almost 25 years working on sites that deliver positive change for local communities.

Feb 8, 2023

Redrawn boundaries create a maze for the new housing minister

Rachel Maclean now faces an almost impossible challenge with boss Michael Gove – to reform the English planning system.

Jan 15, 2022

Communities promised ‘greater voice’ in planning proposals as gov't hints at major policy reversal.

The House of Lords’ Built Environment Committee (BEC) has published its findings in the inquiry into ‘Meeting the UK’s Housing Demand’....

Apr 29, 2021

Let’s not lose the benefits of remote planning meetings

The High Court ruled this week that virtual planning meetings must stop, to be replaced by face-to-face meetings, from 6 May. There is a...

Dec 8, 2020

Gateshead Quays Case Study

In 2020, Local Dialogue was asked by Ask:Patrizia to provide consultation advice and stakeholder engagement support for a flagship £300...

Nov 19, 2019

The manifestos, so what’s in it for planning?

Last week the parties released their manifestos for the 12th December General Election, which most commentators agree offers the starkest...

Jul 14, 2018

Fiscal Phil’s Five Minutes of Fame

And here we are again. Another year and another budget. But this one seems very peculiar and has a sense of trepidation and cautiousness...