Good practice consultation methods – Clarification of CN1

To meet the Mandatory Requirement detailed in Criteria 1-3, and to achieve 1 credit (Criteria 4 and 5), only the first two points of CN1 must be met:

Good practice consultation should include that the local community and stakeholders have been:

  • informed about the proposal (e.g. public notices and adverts)
  • consulted with for their opinion on the development brief

To achieve 2 credits (Criteria 6 and 7), the following four points of CN1 must also be met:

Good practice consultation should include that the local community and stakeholders have been:

  • involved in developing a range of options in a timely manner
  • asked to select their preferred option from a range of proposals
  • involved in the preparation of their preferred proposal (e.g. through workshops or participative processes)
  • involved in the production of guidelines for the development of this proposal