The team possess detailed knowledge and experience of the strategic imperatives and service development considerations that apply to service users delivered by social care, housing providers, home improvement agencies and health providers.

Ridgeway is dedicated to maintaining complex projects on schedule and within budget by emphasising key controls and effective feedback and audit loops. At the heart of this approach is the expertise of our senior consultants, whose sharp insight and instinct enable them to spot emerging risks early on,particularly those affecting long lead-time activities that are critical to the project's success.

Recent examples of Strategic Planning & Development  commissions include:

• Conducting a homelessness and rough sleeping review for a London Borough. This has involved detailed desk research and engagement with key stakeholders (charitable and statutory providers, commissioners, and the Policy Development Committee) and people with lived experience living in supported / temporary accommodation and attending a drop-in centre.
• An investigation and strategic planning relating to the need for sheltered accommodation for older people within a local authority area to contribute to the development of the Local Plan.