Planning and Built Environment
Julia Potter - Executive Head for Planning and Built Environment
The Planning and Built Environment Team are the custodians of high quality services relating to the natural and built environment.
The teams in this cluster of services help the community and businesses to develop a high quality and sustainable natural and built environment fit for today’s demands and for the needs of the future.
- Building Control
- Coastal Management
- Conservation
- Development Management
- Environmental and Transport Improvements
- Land Charges, Address Management
- Planning Compliance
- Policy/LDF
- S106 Agreements
- Technical Support
- Transport Planning
- Urban Design
Service Managers for Planning and Built Environment
Planning Development – Chris Murray
To ensure the effective leadership and management of services and teams across both councils and to make significant contribution to the development and implementation of policies, strategies and plans.
The lead planning development specialist managing a responsive, customer focussed and cost effective planning development service which includes managing planning applications, enforcement and building control. To advise both Councils on development management issues and to review, develop and introduce initiatives which help deliver wider corporate objectives.
Planning Policy – Andy Biltcliffe
Initially a fixed term role for 2 years as opportunities for partnership working may arise).
To ensure the effective leadership and management of services and teams across both councils. To make significant contribution to the development and implementation of policies, strategies and plans.
The lead planning policy specialist ensuring that statutory local development plans and policies are in place and delivered by working closely with the planning development service To advise both Councils on strategic planning issues and to review, develop and introduce initiatives which reflect wider corporate objectives