It’s Not Just About Policy.
It’s About the People Your Project Impacts

A Socioeconomic Assessment evaluates how a proposed development will affect people, jobs, services, and the wider community. It considers things like employment, housing, access to education and healthcare, and overall quality of life. Planning authorities often require this evidence to understand the benefits (or risks) a project may bring and to ensure that development decisions are grounded in real-world outcomes.

A benefit statement is a concise document that outlines the positive outcomes your project will deliver socially, economically, or environmentally. It helps decision-makers and stakeholders understand the value of your proposal beyond the technical detail. It’s often used in support of planning applications to communicate alignment with local priorities, such as job creation, affordable housing, community space, or investment in local services.

Community objections can delay or derail a scheme. The best response is a proactive one, clearly demonstrating how your project delivers real, measurable benefits. TRP helps you do just that through evidence-based reports and engagement strategies that show how the proposal supports local needs, boosts the economy, and improves quality of life.

Lacking data doesn’t mean lacking value, instead it means you need the right support to surface it. TRP can gather, interpret, and model the relevant evidence to back up your case. From economic baselines to community benefit forecasts, we turn ambition into defensible, policy-aligned insight.

GVA (Gross Value Added) measures the economic contribution a project makes, typically through job creation, productivity, and spending. Planning authorities use it to understand how a scheme will support the local economy. Demonstrating strong GVA potential can help unlock support, especially in competitive or policy-sensitive areas.

Social impact refers to the broader benefits a project delivers to the local community, such as job creation, skills development, affordable housing, improved infrastructure, or wellbeing outcomes. It’s about demonstrating how your proposal goes beyond policy compliance to create genuine public value.

We use established frameworks and methodologies, including UK government-endorsed guidance and metrics, to quantify and evidence impact. Where data is limited, we combine qualitative insights with best practice benchmarking to build a credible, defensible case that resonates with planners and stakeholders.

Yes. A robust Socioeconomic Assessment can strengthen your planning application, ease Section 106 negotiations, and build local trust. It shows you’ve considered the community's needs and proactively designed benefits into your proposal a key factor in securing support.

Ideally, early in the planning or pre-application phase. This allows social value to inform design decisions, land strategy, and stakeholder engagement, rather than being retrofitted later. But it can still be valuable at later stages to unlock stalled projects or justify changes.

Any development that impacts a local community, including residential schemes, renewable energy projects, commercial developments, and mixed-use regeneration. It’s particularly useful for projects in politically sensitive areas, strategic land sites, or proposals facing local objection.