Planning Service Contacts

Our Planning Service aims to offer a high standard of service at all times. Please contact the team if you have an enquiry, wish to give us feedback or wish to make a complaint.

If you have a complaint we recommend you speak first to the person with whom you have the complaint. If you are dissatisfied after speaking to our department then you have the option of putting your complaint in writing to the Chief Executive following our corporate complaints policy.

Director of Planning and Rural Development - Gordon Watson

Head of Planning and Rural Development - Iain Nicolson

Development Management Team
Manager: Bob Cook Planners: Erin Goldie (maternity leave) Catherine Stewart Diana Worthy Craig Jardine Vivien Emery Kirsty Sweeney Planning Assistant: Martin Brown Planning Information Officer: Samantha King Please contact our Planning Information Officer who will be able to direct your call accordingly, tel: 01389 722024, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it For further information on Local Reviews email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Development Management Team

Manager:

Bob Cook

Planners:

Erin Goldie (maternity leave)

Catherine Stewart

Diana Worthy

Craig Jardine

Vivien Emery

Kirsty Sweeney

Planning Assistant:

Martin Brown

Planning Information Officer:

Samantha King

Please contact our Planning Information Officer who will be able to direct your call accordingly, tel: 01389 722024, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For further information on Local Reviews email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Enforcement
Enforcement Planner: Sue Laverge Development Monitoring Assistant: Edward Swales Please contact our Planning Information Officer on tel: 01389 722024 and ask to speak to our Enforcement team or if the enquiry is about development monitoring then you can also email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Forward Planning
Manager: Stuart Mearns Planners: Susan Brooks Cathy Bradley Patricia Hennessy Planning Assistant: Thomas Ledingham Please contact the Forward Planning team’s Planning Assistant on tel: 01389 722638 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Built Environment Advisor: Susan McGowan Please contact our Built Heritage Advisor email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Forward Planning

Manager:

Stuart Mearns

Planners:

Susan Brooks
Cathy Bradley
Patricia Hennessy

Planning Assistant:

Thomas Ledingham

Please contact the Forward Planning team’s Planning Assistant on tel: 01389 722638 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Built Environment Advisor:

Susan McGowan

Please contact our Built Heritage Advisor email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it