Pre-application consultation should be conducted in an unbiased manner to ensure that the information provided is fair and can be accurately judged by the public, including those who are not experts

Here are some key points on how consultations should be conducted:

1. Objective Information

The consultation should provide objective, clear, and comprehensive information about the proposed development, including both potential benefits and impacts.

2. Transparency

All relevant details should be transparently shared, including possible negative effects on the environment, local amenities, and infrastructure, as well as mitigation measures.

3. Engagement

The process should genuinely seek to understand and address the concerns and suggestions of the community and stakeholders, rather than simply promoting the development.

4. Balanced Presentation

Information should be presented in a balanced manner, avoiding leading questions or promotional language that could bias respondents’ views.

Pre-application consultations should be unbiased, transparent, and genuinely aimed at understanding and addressing the views and concerns of the community. This approach ensures that the feedback gathered is valuable and that the development process is fair and inclusive.

Instead, we are witnessing learned helplessness, a behaviour exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control.

Bargate Homes’ Website Soliciting Feedback from Neighbouring Residents Regarding Land West of Beechlands Road in Medstead. Facade of Care
Bargate Homes is in our opinion a parasite: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck

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Learned helplessness