We've been working with our designer, Patrick, to create the designs throughout the site.

As you can see, these modernise the look and feel of the site, and deal with a lot of usability issues

The changes overall are:

• We remove the concept of issues vs threads and just have discussions - which are then linked together by tags.
• As a result, we now simplify all the various listings down to a single page, with filtering.
• Filter panel on the right, so that discussions can be easily filtered.
• There is no up-front requirement to set an area - by default the discussions shown will be everything from the group, but a geographical filter can be set if wanted, using the right-side panel.
• New account creation is much simpler, so we don't put people off getting involved.
• The public can now submit ideas, and site users can then pluck these off the map to turn them into a discussion.
• Similarly, there is a map of planning applications that can easily be turned into a discussion.
• In the reply box, attaching other media now has a far more sensible user interface.
• The site's look and feel is modernised and friendly.
• Have proper mobile responsiveness.