Case Studies

Back in the summer of 2014, CAG Consultants were commissioned to lead an evaluation of the arrangements for managing flood risk in England. Some time has passed since our final report was completed the following summer. However, in the absence of any major changes to...

CAG Consultants were commissioned by the London Borough of Ealing in association with the Catalyst Housing Group to undertake a Southall Economy study.  The objectives were to carry out a study of key economic strengths, weaknesses and recommendations for future...

Dave Lawrence, a Partner of CAG, was part of an expert team working with Transport for London to develop business cases for some of the capital’s major new infrastructure schemes. The largest of these is Crossrail 2, which is the proposed new high-frequency,...

Brief CAG was engaged by Cornwall Council in 2016 to develop a funding programme to support residents in the most deprived areas of Cornwall. Community Led Local Development (CLLD) aims to provide pathways to better economic opportunities for people and businesses in...

CAG Consultants were appointed to undertake an Economic Impact Assessment of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) at its campuses in Epsom and Farnham. The objective of the exercise was to help explain the value of UCA to its local community and to demonstrate...

The Greater London Authority projects population growth in Barking & Dagenham of 88,050 people by 2050, equivalent to 43.4 percent growth from the 2015 population estimate! The Council has ambitions for growth which exceed the GLA growth predictions. This growth...

Almost a quarter of Scottish householders do not have access to mains gas or do not use it as their main heating fuel. Many of these consumers also live in rural areas where, as well as relying on more expensive fuels, other factors make them more vulnerable to fuel...

CAG Consultants recently facilitated a co-creation process to inform South East Water’s Vulnerability Strategy. South East Water has produced a vulnerability strategy as part of their 2020 to 2025 Business Plan, which has recently been published. The strategy is...

Around 3.8 million homes in England are at risk from surface water flooding and with a growing population, urbanisation and climate change, these risks are increasing. The National Climate Change Risk Assessment carried out in 2016 confirmed the potentially severe...

Better Bodmin working with Cornwall Council and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (C&IoS LEP) appointed CAG Consultants and their team to undertake an Options Appraisal study for the development of a deliverable Agri-Food Centre in...

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) commissioned CAG Consultants to evaluate the Transitional Arrangements (TA) for Demand-Side Response (DSR), in partnership with Databuild, Verco and NERA Economic Consulting.  The TA forms part of the...

With energy prices and fuel poverty on the increase, Circle Housing (now part of the Clarion group) are keen to do everything they can to help their customers minimise their fuel bills and maximise their comfort. Circle commissioned CAG to develop and deliver a...

Plymouth City Council are one of the UKs leading local authorities when it comes to taking action on the low carbon agenda. The Council supports the award winning Plymouth Energy Community and are also involved in several trans-national programmes including the...

A community-led process to develop a grant strategy for the neighbourhood portion of CIL funding CAG worked with local communities in Exeter to develop a strategy to maximise the benefits of the neighbourhood portion of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding....

The London Industrial Land Demand study, led by CAG, assesses land demands for various types of industry and the amount of industrial land that London needs to maintain to ensure it continues to function as a successful and sustainable city. There is no definitive...

Northampton Borough Council and the Northampton Inter-Faith Forum (NIFF) commissioned an evidence base study on faith communities to inform the development of the Borough’s new Local Plan. By giving them a better understanding of the Borough’s faith communities, their...

CAG regularly undertake employment and population forecasts to inform Transport for London’s (TfL) transport forecasts. These forecasts are in turn used to inform the Mayor’s London Plan and Transport Strategy. The latest round of projections forecast population and...

This study was in two parts. Part 1 of the Study is an Employment Land Review for the borough as a whole to be produced in a manner consistent with Government Guidance that will inform, and act as part of the evidence base for, the emerging Southwark Plan. Part 2 of...