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Budgets do matter in online consultation!

Initially I included a section on cost efficiency in my series of blog posts on the principles of best practice in online consultation. Then I questioned whether cost efficiency was a feature of best practice. I determined that saving money in itself is not a measure by which to judge the success of a consultation. ...
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The mini consultation website

ConsultOnline has launched the mini consultation (or community relations) website to provide a simple website suitable for a small development. Typically, the website would follow a four-page structure with text, images, maps, poll-style questions, an opportunity to register for updates and send further comments to the team. ConsultOnline will produce a report at the end ...
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The multi-location website

I am frequently asked whether clients who run more than one consultation using ConsultOnline can benefit financially from doing so. My response is to provide all subsequent website not only cheaper, but effectively free. With the multi-location consultation or community relations website the client buys a single website, a single URL and pays for the ...
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Case study: Scotch Corner Designer Village

The scheme Scotch Corner Designer Village is a proposed 250,000 sq. ft. designer outlet village, to be situated on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire.  Following an extensive consultation, both online and offline, the scheme gained planning consent in January 2015.   Planning history The site already has planning permission for 135,000 sq. ft. of warehousing ...