Consultations

From time to time, the organisations delivering London 2012 will want to get your thoughts on programmes, policies or initiatives, as well as planning applications being submitted for developments on the Olympic Park and other venues.

These are called ‘consultations’. Consultations allow us to get your thoughts and feedback on our work.

Consultations are held before and after planning applications are submitted.

Pre-application consultations

The ODA applies for planning permission from the independent ODA Planning Decisions Team (PDT). Before it does this the ODA holds a consultation to get your views. These are called pre-application consultations.

The PDT processes all planning applications relating to the Olympic Park and other venues. It then makes recommendations to the final independent decision maker - the ODA Planning Committee. In this way, your feedback could influence and form part of the planning submission.

The London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is also responsible for preparing planning applications for temporary venues and other infrastructure required to host the Games. These applications will be made to the relevant planning authority. Before each application is submitted there will be lots of opportunities for local people to find out about our plans and contribute their ideas through consultation.

Greenwich Park

West Ham Station

Post-application consultations

After a planning application has been submitted the PDT holds another consultation. These are called post-application consultations.

They involve consultation that the PDT as the planning authority is obliged to carry out as well as other activity such as briefings for local community groups and public 'drop-in' sessions.

You can read about post-application consultations on the ODA PDT website

Find out more about the PDT and the planning process

Learning more and feeding back

There are various ways in which you can find out more and feed back your views on these planning applications:

• Visit the Planning Decisions Team at Unit A, 11 Burford Road, Stratford E15 2ST by appointment only. The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
• Speak to a Planning Officer by phone (020 8430 6020)
• View planning applications online
• Write to the Planning Decisions Team at: Head of Development Control, Olympic Delivery Authority Planning Decisions Team, Mailpoint 32B, 23rd Floor, One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LN.