- Role: North Region Director
- Company: Built Environment Communications Group
- Field: Public Consultation + Political Engagement
- Call: 0161 359 4103
- Email: kevin.whitmore@becg.com
The March of the Independents
A fortnight ago voters across England went to the polls to elect local councillors responsible for determining what happens to our built environment for the next four years.
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
GMSF: It’s about the politics, stupid
On Friday 11 January, Greater Manchester’s leaders will agree to kick-off an eight-week consultation on the new GMSF, which is likely to start on 21 January and end around...
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
A tale of two conferences
After a hectic two weeks in-and-around the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences here are my top five take-aways for the built environment.
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
NPPF2: Time to think again about early engagement
Community engagement and stakeholder has long been an expectation of local authorities for major development proposals. The revised NPPF makes this expectation a requirement.
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
British Social Attitudes survey: New homes vs new communities
How can new homes be delivered with the support of communities that will host them? Getting the answer right is the first step to solving the housing crisis and MHCLG’s...
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
Is this the end for the GMSF?
Politics is a funny old game. A year ago Liberal Democrat GM Mayoral candidate Jane Brophy polled just over 6% of the vote, trailing a distant third behind Labour’s...
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
New NPPF: NIMBYs vs YIMBYs
Is the Prime Minister a NIMBY or a YIMBY? After yesterday’s speech announcing the new National Planning Policy Framework it is hard to tell.
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
Where next for the GMSF?
During last year’s Mayoral election, Andy Burnham called for “no net loss of the Green Belt” over the next twenty years. He wanted the GMSF (Greater Manchester Spatial Framework)...
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
Five things you need to know about TfN’s draft Strategic Transport Plan
Transport for the North has launched its 30 year Strategic Transport Plan for consultation. Here's what you need to know.
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
The built environment is central to a successful industrial strategy
The built environment is at the heart of the Government’s much anticipated ‘Industrial Strategy: building a Britain fit for the future’.
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
