Hear from the residents who never come to council meetings.
Put one question in the council newsletter, on the noticeboard or in a local group. Residents answer a dozen short statements on their phones in two minutes, with no login. You get a plain-English report for councillors and to publish.
Free for 14 days the first time you go live, with no card. Then £99 for 30 days or £600 a year, with no charge per participant.
- Neighbourhood plans
- Precept and spending priorities
- Parks, play areas and public spaces
- Community projects and events
Example report
What should our neighbourhood plan protect?
284 took part
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They agree
New homes should be built on brownfield land before green fields.
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They disagree
The high street should lose parking to make room for wider pavements.
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They are unsure
The town has enough affordable homes for young people who grew up here.
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They are split
An estate on the edge of town is acceptable if it brings a GP surgery.
Compared with what you use now
Instead of the public meeting
The same handful of residents, with the evening free and the confidence to speak.
Residents answer on their phones, anonymously, whenever suits them.
Instead of a paper questionnaire
Printing, delivery, and evenings typing answers into a spreadsheet.
Statements drafted for you, answers counted as they arrive, and a written report when you close it.
Instead of the local Facebook group
Long threads, strong opinions, and nothing you can count.
Every resident who answers counts the same, and unsure is kept apart from split.
How it works
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Write the question
The decision in front of the council. Add background, and the statements are drafted for you to edit.
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Share the link
A QR code on posters and in the newsletter, the link on the website and in local groups. No login.
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Take the report to council
Plain English, every number counted from the votes, ready for the agenda and to publish to residents.
What you get back
Every statement is sorted into one of four findings, with one way to use each. The report says how many people took part and what the results do not show.
Town and parish councils
The situation
The council is starting a neighbourhood plan. The same dozen residents come to every meeting.
The question
What should our neighbourhood plan protect?
- Shared
- QR code on posters and in the town newsletter, open for three weeks
- Took part
- 284
What they found
Residents who answered back brownfield first. The edge-of-town estate divides them.
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They agree
New homes should be built on brownfield land before green fields.
79% agree 10% disagree 11% unsureOne way to use it: Draft a brownfield-first policy.
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They disagree
The high street should lose parking to make room for wider pavements.
14% agree 75% disagree 11% unsureOne way to use it: Leave parking out of the first draft.
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They are unsure
The town has enough affordable homes for young people who grew up here.
15% agree 18% disagree 67% unsureOne way to use it: Share the housing need figures, then ask again.
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They are split
An estate on the edge of town is acceptable if it brings a GP surgery.
44% agree 43% disagree 14% unsureOne way to use it: Hold a drop-in on the edge-of-town site before drafting.
Made-up example, not a customer result. The figures are sorted into findings by the same rules as a real report.
Questions
Can it be our Regulation 14 consultation on a neighbourhood plan?
No. It is not a Regulation 14 consultation. That means publishing the draft neighbourhood plan for at least six weeks, inviting representations, consulting the bodies the regulations name, and sending the draft to the local planning authority. Use this earlier, to learn what residents back before you draft, and record that earlier round in your consultation statement.
Can only residents take part?
Anyone with the link can answer, and nobody is asked for a name or address. Share it where residents will see it. The report describes the people who took part, not the whole parish.
What about residents who are not online?
It works in any browser, on a phone, tablet or library computer. If some residents cannot take part online, keep your paper and drop-in routes too, and say so when you publish the results.
How is this different from a poll?
A poll answers the question you thought to ask. Here you ask one question, and participants respond to a dozen or so short statements. You see where the people who took part agree, disagree, are unsure, or are split. Then you get the write-up, not a results screen.
Can I try it before I pay?
Yes. The first time you go live, a verified email gets 14 days with every feature and no card. One trial per email. Another person at the same organisation can start their own. When those days end, an open consultation closes and the report is produced. You can still read and download it afterwards. Paying before then keeps it open.
Write your question. See your statements before anyone else does.
Sign in with a link we email you, write your question, and review the drafted statements. Nothing goes out until you choose. The first time you go live is free for 14 days, with no card.
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