The clients'vies

摘要

Adrian Penfold, head of planning and corporate responsibility at British Land We would not be doing our job well if we were not already engaged with local communities. We are actively involved in community organisations and have set up our own community groups in the past. But local participation does vary from site to site, project to project. We are more likely to actively engage on projects which are surrounded by an active community. There is a nervousness about Localism and some people with different business models, namely those with slightly more short-term involvement, will find it more difficult to engage with the community. With all our consultants, particularly architects and planning consultants, we're looking for an ability to work in a consensual way with local shareholders and I think it is a skill that architects need to work on and which some find easier than others.