Planning &
Infrastructure

Communications that help infrastructure get built. 

Grayling’s Planning & Infrastructure team supports nationally significant infrastructure, regeneration and energy projects across the UK. 

From early-stage strategy and consultation through to construction communications and stakeholder engagement, we help clients build understanding, reduce risk and secure support for complex projects in challenging environments. 

We currently support more than 25 National Grid projects and manage communications across over £5bn of live development and infrastructure activity. With nine offices across the UK, our teams combine national experience with local insight. 

Trusted by organisations including National Grid, Knighthead, Drax, Uniper, Anglesey Freeport, Kingston University, Unilever, Fidra Energy, and Stena Line. 

OUR CORE SERVICES 

We help clients navigate complex infrastructure projects. 

Delivering infrastructure today is about far more than engineering. Projects face increasing political scrutiny, consultation fatigue, community expectations and pressure to deliver quickly. 

Grayling helps clients manage that complexity through strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and consultation support that keeps projects moving forward. 

ENERGY TRANSITION 

Helping deliver the UK’s energy future. 

Grayling supports some of the UK’s most significant energy infrastructure projects, helping clients communicate clearly with communities, stakeholders, politicians and industry. 

Our experience spans major transmission infrastructure, substations, interconnectors, converter stations, offshore wind, carbon capture, hydrogen, battery storage and grid reinforcement, alongside TCPA and DCO consultations and construction communications. 

Our approach combines plain-English communications, local engagement and political insight to help clients build understanding and reduce delivery risk. 

MAJOR REGENERATION 

Building support for transformational development. 

Grayling supports regeneration and development projects that are reshaping towns, cities and regional economies across the UK. 

We help clients secure political backing, engage communities and communicate the wider social and economic benefits of development. 

Our experience includes sports-led regeneration, town centre renewal, mixed-use development, inward investment, freeports, commercial and residential schemes, and university campuses. 

From nationally significant regeneration schemes to locally sensitive town centre projects, we help clients navigate consultation, politics and public scrutiny while building confidence in the long-term benefits of development. 

INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY 

Communications support during construction. 

Successful infrastructure delivery depends on maintaining trust throughout construction. 

Grayling supports clients and contractors with proactive communications, stakeholder engagement and community relations that help minimise disruption and protect reputation. 

Our work includes construction communications, political and stakeholder engagement, traffic and disruption management, media relations, social value programmes, digital engagement and reputation monitoring. 

We work closely with project and contractor teams to ensure communities, stakeholders and political representatives remain informed throughout delivery. 

OUR APPROACH 

DeepRoot™ 

Grayling’s DeepRoot™ methodology combines strategic insight, engagement planning, digital tools and community intelligence to support projects from pre-consent through to construction. 

Built around six stages – Uncover, Develop, Build, Deploy, Analyse and Measure – DeepRoot™ combines community insight, political analysis, consultation strategy, plain-English messaging, digital engagement and AI-supported reporting to help clients deliver meaningful engagement that builds trust and withstands scrutiny. 

WHY GRAYLING 

National reach. Local understanding. 

Grayling combines national infrastructure experience with local insight. 

With nine offices across the UK, our consultants work in the communities where projects are being delivered. We understand how local politics, regional media, stakeholder relationships and community priorities shape infrastructure delivery. 

Our teams bring together expertise across communications, consultation and public affairs, supporting projects through every stage from strategy and planning through to construction and delivery. 

CONTACT US 

Let’s talk. 

Whether you are preparing for consultation, navigating planning, managing construction impacts or looking to strengthen stakeholder support, Grayling can help. 

Email planningandinfrastructure@grayling.com or reach out to a member of the team directly.