Common use of Consensus Building Clause in Contracts

Consensus Building. 4.7.1 Past experience gained in community consultation exercises specifically on planning issues suggests that there may well be difficulties in reaching a consensus on some locally controversial issues. However, the Council’s aim will be to use structured engagement and active involvement of the community and interested parties in the development process to attempt to build consensus around a coherent strategy for the future of the County Borough, rather than concentrate only upon conflict resolution. In this respect, consensus building will be facilitated and/or assisted through the establishment and sharing of a common information base for the key issues from the outset. 4.7.2 Forums and methods for sharing information, establishing common ground where possible, and agreeing the requirement for further intelligence will all be part of the consultation process which should ▇▇▇▇▇▇ consensus building. Differences of opinions will, of course, continue to occur, but the sharing and explicit nature of the information to be provided should assist in enabling opposing viewpoints to be understood and respected. In this respect, expectations will be managed and aspirations will be realistic.