Traditional engagement keeps asking the same few people who say "no", simply because it does not know how to reach anyone else or bring new voices into the conversation.
We flip the focus. We reach the people decision-makers never hear from.
The people who benefit from new homes and better infrastructure.
And we know exactly where to find them.

Recent response: site for 49 homes in West Northamptonshire
We review your scheme, agree who you need to reach and shape the engagement around the decisions that can still change.
Ready within 48 hours.
We create your mobile-first animated survey, ad creative and digital outreach campaign to reach the people in a 10-mile radius to the scheme.
Targeted outreach.
We analyse feedback and turn it into a project-specific Statement of Community Involvement, backed by quantitative and qualitative data.
Strengthen your submission.

Mark, a digital marketing expert with 10+ years experience, runs his own agency and currently manages £1.2M of Meta ad spend for global brands and organisations

Laura, experienced working alongside architects, developers and agents, ensures clear communication, effective outreach and efficient project progression
Build There brings together deep industry insight with proven digital performance.
We are an owner-managed business where every project matters.
You deal directly with the people responsible for the outcome.











We create clear, eye-catching ads that explain the project and drive people to take part.
We target people living and working within 10 miles of the site, helping you reach a broader and more representative local audience.
More reach. More responses.

Our mobile-first surveys make complex plans simple to understand and easy to respond to.
We use images, animation and clear questions to capture both quantitative feedback and personal stories from residents and local workers.
Clear. Quick. Engaging.
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We turn the consultation results into a clear, project-specific SCI that shows who took part, what they said and what it means for your scheme.
Clear data. Clear story.
The August 2026 NPPF strengthens the role of community engagement in planning. DM1 emphasises engaging more widely and earlier, while DM3 requires decision-makers to take positive responses into account. This makes building visible community support early in the process more important than ever.
We use Meta and Google ads to target people living and working around the site, using a set 10-mile radius around the development.
No. Our campaigns are designed to reach a broad mix of people across different ages and demographics, rather than relying on the same people who usually attend in-person consultations.
Yes. Many of the people we hear from have never taken part in a planning consultation before. We reach them on their phones during everyday life, rather than asking them to attend a village hall or respond to a leaflet.
We can launch within 48 hours, with the engagement campaign running for around two weeks.
You get an engagement strategy, digital advertising, an animated mobile survey, response analysis and a bespoke Statement of Community Involvement for your scheme.
That’s useful too. We identify the issues people care about, show where concerns sit and give your team clear evidence to help shape the scheme and response.
A draft masterplan or DAS, the site location and a short briefing on the scheme. We take it from there.