Community & Stakeholder Engagement Strategy: New community North of Bishopstoke and Fair Oak

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Eastleigh Borough Council’s Housing Programme team is looking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to plan community engagement during 2019. The Borough Council has submitted a Local Plan with a strategic allocation for at least 5,200 homes and associated infrastructure. The Council is planning for this new community, and since 2015 has undertaken consultation on the principle and deliverability of the allocation as required for the Local Plan process. The Council has committed to continually engage the local community and other stakeholders in the early stage of planning for the new community and is seeking advice, expertise and support to design and implement an appropriate approach based on best practice and local circumstances. Keywords: engagement, communications, community, masterplanning, planning, stakeholder