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Strategies that work
Plan In helps councils and strategic authorities produce strategies that work, from the corporate plan to the local plan.
Who Plan In works with
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Officers who have to produce a strategy, often to a new duty, a deadline or a new set of guidance.
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Strategy and policy teams coordinating a council's strategies.
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National bodies that support councils, such as the Local Government Association.
Why Plan In
Plan In works from a detailed and current picture of the strategies councils and strategic authorities publish across England.
Its director has 24 years' experience in public policy and planning, has written best practice guidance on planning, and was Principal Consultant at the Planning Advisory Service.
Plan In has advised councils on local plans, their evidence, timetables and examinations, and the Local Government Association on [topic].
Testimonials
"I worked with Sara in 2024 when she was providing strategic planning support to the authority. What stood out was her ability to get people working together who hadn't previously found it easy to do so, facilitating joint working with real skill, maintaining the energy of the project and keeping everyone focused on a shared outcome. This allowed co production of content on a complex policy issue. Sara builds trust quickly across teams and delivers. I would recommend her without hesitation.”
- Local Authority Chief Planner, Midlands, UK
"Sara worked with us in 2023 and her contribution to our area action plan was exceptional. She helped to redesign and lead a community event that brought together a genuinely diverse range of voices and created the conditions for real engagement. Alongside that, she built consensus corporately - navigating internal complexity with patience and authority. Sara understands how organisations work and how to move people toward agreement. She is exactly the kind of consultant you want on a complex, politically sensitive piece of work.”
- Senior Planner, London, UK