ECF Grounds for Resistance

Why do communities resist development? What turns concern into campaign? And what does the planning system do when trust collapses?

Grounds for Resistance is a documentary series from E.C.F. — Engage, Communicate, Facilitate — exploring the human reality behind planning conflict in the UK.

Each episode examines a real place where development has met organised opposition: the residents who resisted, the decisions that followed, and the consequences that remain.

Presented by Oliver Deed, founder and CEO of E.C.F., the series covers community engagement, planning law, local politics, and the breakdown of public trust — from warehouse developments in Greater Manchester to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London.

This channel is for planners, developers, local authority officers, engagement professionals, and anyone who wants to understand what's really happening when communities say no.

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