Planning contacts

The Planning Services Section is located at the Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock. The Offices are open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
Planning Map

The Planning Services Reception is able to deal with general enquiries, including requests for application forms. They can be contacted on 01629 761336 (Fax 01629 761163). For more detailed enquiries, it is always advisable to telephone beforehand to make an appointment since our officers are frequently out of the office. Appointments can be made by contacting individual officers within the Planning Services Section.

PositionNameContact number
Head of Planning ServicePaul Wilson01629 761325
SecretaryDebra Heaton01629 761325
ReceptionistHelen Spencer01629 761336
Central Administration OfficerGeorgina Grindell01629 761322
Property Gazetteer OfficerLaura Parker01629 761168
GIS TechnicianJon Grocutt01629 761185


Development Control

PositionNameContact number
Development Control ManagerJon Bradbury01629 761331
Registrations ClerkJoanne Pummell01629 761334
Planning TechnicianCaroline Leatherday01629 761358


Central Team

PositionNameContact number
Senior Planning OfficerGareth Griffiths01629 761397
Senior Planning Officer (Wed - Fri only)Helen Frith01629 761171
Area Planning OfficerAndrew Ecclestone01629 761139
Enforcement Officer (Mon - Wed only)Alan James01629 761327
Administration AssistantSally Willson01629 761329
Administration AssistantAnn Colebourne01629 761353


Southern Team

PositionNameContact number
Senior Planning OfficerNigel Parker01629 761332
Senior Planning OfficerWilliam Shaw01629 761183
Area Planning OfficerChris Whitmore01629 761171
Enforcement OfficerBryn Maw01629 761141
Administration AssistantSue Birch01629 761359


Planning Policy

For information on landscape design, conservation, listed buildings, trees and countryside management services.

PositionNameContact number
Planning Policy ManagerMike Hase01629 761251
Senior Planning Policy OfficerEsther Smith01629 761241
Planning Policy OfficerClaire Collison01629 761243
Administrative AssistantTracy Wilson01629 761503
Design and Conservation OfficerTanya Shaw01629 761250
Assistant Design and Conservation OfficerDr Mark Askey01629 761360
Arboriculture OfficerSylvia Gray01629 761244
Landscape Design OfficerHoward Crowe01629 761184

Countryside Rangers

William Alves / Jon Turner01629 761326