LDC Webinar: Making Policy Work on the Ground

Big sites often fall into the same trap: technical teams are brought in too late, assumptions harden, and redesign loops eat time, money, and credibility. Our goal was to show how early integration of technical strategy can cut risk and unlock value.

The best schemes do three things: 

• The development vision and the technical strategy are set together, not months apart.
• Transport, drainage, utilities, ground, noise and air quality are looked at as one system, not seven separate reports.
• Every big decision is tested against one question: “Will this actually work on the ground and survive detailed design?”

• Challenge assumptions early, don’t accept worst-case traffic models.
• Integrate minerals and ground strategy into your phasing plan.
• Make your technical team own the whole picture, avoid siloed reports.
• Bake detailed design thinking into the outline stage to prevent costly redesigns.

Follow these rules and you’ll protect capacity, value, and credibility, while giving LPAs confidence in your scheme.