Chapter 20 Public consultation
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Published:2011
John H. Barlow, 2011. "Chapter 20 Public consultation", in Leslie C. Darrall (ed.), Section 2: Transport planning, ICE manual of highway design and management, Ian D. Walsh, Robert N. Hunter, Leslie Darrall, Paul Matthews, Paul Jameson, John Thorp
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Public Consultation is a non-statutory process aimed at informing the public and other stakeholders about a proposed highway scheme. It seeks to capture views and opinions and enables the direct involvement of those responding in the development of the proposals.
CONTENTS
Introduction 149
The Government's Code of Practice 149
Types of public consultation 150
The consultation process 150
Planning the consultation 150
Targeting the audience 150
Engaging consultees – the exhibition 150
Engaging consultees – the questionnaire 151
Engaging consultees – focus groups 153
The Public Consultation Report 153
Feedback 154
The outcome – influencing decision-makers 154
References 154
