A Duty Planner is available between 9am and 1pm Monday to Friday at the Planning reception of Follaton House or ring 01803 861122
Contact Number: 01803 861122
Email Address: development.control@southhams.gov.uk
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Development Control and Conservation - on a daily basis we:
- Give advice to the general public and professional bodies on planning matters, e.g. do I need planning permission for this? will the proposal be acceptable?
- Process and make recommendations on applications for planning permission, Listed Building Consent, Conservation Area Consent, Certificate of Lawfulness, and Advertisement Control.
- The Area Officers present applications to Planning Committee
- In conjunction with the Enforcement Officer, investigate alleged breached of planning control and if necessary pursue formal compliance which may lead to Court attendance
Deal with appeals lodged against planning refusals and service of Enforcement Notices by way of either exchange of written statements, Informal Hearings, or Public Inquiries
Contact |
Position |
Responsible For |
Steve Munday |
Head of Planning and Building Control |
Management of the Planning and Building Control Services |
Contact |
Position |
Responsible For |
David Kenyon |
Area Planning Officer |
Eastern Area |
Dean Kinsella |
Senior Planning Officer |
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Ed Brown |
Senior Planning Officer |
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Jenny Draper |
Planning Officer |
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Chris Mitchell |
Planning Officer |
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Kate Phillips |
Planning Officer |
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Christine Southern |
Planning Support Officer |
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Contact |
Position |
Responsible For |
Malcolm Elliott |
Area Planning Officer |
Western Area |
George Allpress |
Senior Planning Officer |
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Debbie Crowther |
Seniot Planning Officer currently on maternity leave |
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Kati Owen |
Senior Planning Officer |
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Gaille West |
Planning Officer |
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Lucy Hall |
Planning Officer |
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Michele Radant |
Planning Support Officer |
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Contact |
Position |
Responsible For |
Richard Gage |
Conservation Officer |
- Dealing mainly with proposals affecting Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (application/appeals/repairs/enforcement).
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Nils White |
Conservation Officer |
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| Paul Hewings |
Conservation - Admin support |
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Contact |
Position |
Responsible For |
Helen Smart |
Enforcement Officer (Western Area Team) |
- The investigation of alleged breaches of planning and listed building control and contraventions of the Control of Advertisement Regulations.
- The preparation of reports to the Council’s Planning Committee in the event of a failure to resolve outstanding issues through negotiation.
- The instruction of the Council’s Legal Services Group for service of enforcement notices, Injunctive relief or commencement of prosecution proceedings where appropriate.
- The preparation of the Council’s responses to appeals against the issue of enforcement notices.
- The taking of statements and subsequent preparation of the Council’s case in prosecution proceedings for offences under planning legislation.
- Attendance at Court and appeal hearings to give evidence.
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Rick Crombie |
Enforcement Officer (Eastern Area Team) |
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Contact |
Position |
Responsible For |
Justine Gosling |
Planning Agreements Manager |
- Monitoring of S106 planning agreements
- Administration Section including supervision of Administration staff
- Monitoring Service Group and other budgets
- Authorising ordering of stationery and equipment
- Commitments and checking and certifying of various payments
- Production of various statutory and other statistics
- Production of performance indicators
- Checking of Planning Committee agenda
- Maintenance of staff personal records, leave and sickness records
- Allocation of daily incoming post
- Maintenance of petty cash
- General correspondence
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Diana Tyler |
Planning Agreements Assistant |
- Assisting the Planning Agreements Manager and the Planning Support Officers
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Val Carpenter
Geoff Hall (PT)
Sue Walden (PT)
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Planning Administration - Receptionist/clericial assistant |
- To provide reception, clerical IT/word processing support to the overall Planning Department, assist the public with planning enquiries, regarding all planning applications and to ensure the smooth flow of documentation around the department.
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Paul Hewings (pt), Sara Walker (pt) |
Planning Administration - Graphics technician |
- Enter and Plot planning applications and check planning histories and constraints
- Produce various plans as may be required
- Assist the public researching planning related information
- Complete the replies to Land Charge searches
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| Maxine Adams (p/t), Jackie Cox, |
Planning administation - Committee agenda and issuing team adminstration assistants |
- Responsible for producing the Planning Committee agenda, its relevant reports and decisions, and issuing of decisions made by the Development Control Team
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