Statement of Community Involvement - Southwark Council Planning ...

• Posters displayed in the local area.• Adverts in Southwark News and SouthwarkWeekender.• Press releases to local, regional andnational newspapers, trade publicationsand websites, which have included thefollowing over the duration of the project:----------------------Southwark NewsSouth London PressArchitects JournalBuilding DesignBuildingLondon-SE1.co.ukEvening StandardCo-StarOut-Law.comEstates GazetteThe Times-- Property Week• Articles and news items on the projectwebsite (www.elephantandcastle.org.uk).• Articles on www.southwark.gov.uk• Email invitations to the project contactdatabase.WebsiteIn July 2011, at the same time that Lend Leaselaunched its public consultation process, LendLease and Southwark jointly established awebsite to act as a central point of referencefor all regeneration in the Opportunity Area,signposting those looking for information as wellas providing background to the regenerationproposals.The site has a ‘Consultation and Dialogue’ sectionwhich is managed by Soundings to collate andprovide public access to all presentations andminutes given to the Community Forum andLiaison Group meetings, all newsletters, reportsand exhibition material. It also announcesforthcoming events and provides consultationupdates. Other areas of the website provide adescription of the history, culture and recent andplanned changes in the Opportunity Area.The site can be found at:www.elephantandcastle.org.ukEffective publicity has also be carried out byattending existing events and making informationavailable to key members of the community, suchas:• Council member briefings.• Requests to community representatives tocommunicate to their networks.• Attending Walworth Community Counciland Borough and Bankside CommunityCouncil meetings.• Making announcements at all consultationevents.Screenshot of www.elephantandcastle.org.ukThe Heygate Masterplan Elephant and Castle Outline Planning Application March 201215