Land development public relations consultants face one of the toughest communication challenges in real estate. That’s building trust between developers, councils, and communities during rezoning and pre-construction phases. Every rezoning project carries reputational and financial risk. A poorly managed consultation can delay approvals, draw public backlash, or even derail a project entirely. Traditional spreadsheets, email…
Rezoning can transform a property’s potential but in cities like Burnaby, it’s also a high-stakes political and community process. Developers often face unexpected council rejections after investing heavily in planning, design, and consultation. Many of these denials have less to do with the technical merits of a project and more to do with public engagement,…
When a developer, planner, or municipality prepares to bring a rezoning application to council, there’s one document that determines whether the process feels transparent or contentious. This document is the Rezoning Engagement Report. This report is the evidence of how well the community was heard. It documents public sentiment, summarizes engagement metrics, visualizes geographic participation,…