Planning contacts

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

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.

Position	Name	Contact number
Head of Planning Service	Paul Wilson	01629 761325
Secretary	Debra Heaton	01629 761325
Receptionist	Helen Spencer	01629 761336
Central Administration Officer	Georgina Grindell	01629 761322
Property Gazetteer Officer	Laura Parker	01629 761168
GIS Technician	Jon Grocutt	01629 761185

Development Control

Position	Name	Contact number
Development Control Manager	Jon Bradbury	01629 761331
Registrations Clerk	Joanne Pummell	01629 761334
Planning Technician	Caroline Leatherday	01629 761358

Central Team

Position	Name	Contact number
Senior Planning Officer	Gareth Griffiths	01629 761397
Senior Planning Officer (Wed - Fri only)	Helen Frith	01629 761171
Area Planning Officer	Andrew Ecclestone	01629 761139
Enforcement Officer (Mon - Wed only)	Alan James	01629 761327
Administration Assistant	Sally Willson	01629 761329
Administration Assistant	Ann Colebourne	01629 761353

Southern Team

Position	Name	Contact number
Senior Planning Officer	Nigel Parker	01629 761332
Senior Planning Officer	William Shaw	01629 761183
Area Planning Officer	Chris Whitmore	01629 761171
Enforcement Officer	Bryn Maw	01629 761141
Administration Assistant	Sue Birch	01629 761359

Planning Policy

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

Position	Name	Contact number
Planning Policy Manager	Mike Hase	01629 761251
Senior Planning Policy Officer	Esther Smith	01629 761241
Planning Policy Officer	Claire Collison	01629 761243
Administrative Assistant	Tracy Wilson	01629 761503
Design and Conservation Officer	Tanya Shaw	01629 761250
Assistant Design and Conservation Officer	Dr Mark Askey	01629 761360
Arboriculture Officer	Sylvia Gray	01629 761244
Landscape Design Officer	Howard Crowe	01629 761184
Countryside Rangers	William Alves / Jon Turner	01629 761326