The Greenwich Peninsula Partnership assisted us in convening a focus group comprising members of the local residential and business community. The focus group was asked to comment on how effectively the principal organisations responsible for the project had consulted with the local community and whether they thought a sustainable community was being created on the Greenwich Peninsula.
The focus group was observed by two academics, Professor Paul Lawless of Sheffield Hallam University and Professor Marilyn Taylor of the University of the West of England. Professors Lawless and Taylor both have considerable experience in urban regeneration and community consultation. Following their observation of the focus group we commissioned them to jointly write a paper reflecting on the process of consultation and likely regeneration impacts.