Contact the planning department

Planning

For general enquiries: 01784 451499
email for general enquiries and planning enforcement: planningdm@spelthorne.gov.uk

Simon Rowberry
Interim Planning Development Manager (Full-time)
Responsible for the effective management of the service and delivery of development management performance.  Leads on all planning application and enforcement queries.  Lead planning officer at the Planning Committee.

Paul Tomson
Team Leader, Planning Development Management (Full-time)
Deputises for Planning Development Manager. Deals with the majority of the major/complex planning applications and appeals in the Borough and allocates work.  Lead Officer in the determination of decisions taken under the Scheme of Delegation.  Attends Planning Committee to give advice and present cases.

Russ Mounty
Principal Planner, Planning Development Management (Full-time)
Deputises for Planning Development Manager. Deals with the majority of the major/complex planning applications and appeals in the Borough and allocates work.  Lead Officer in the determination of decisions taken under the Scheme of Delegation.  Attends Planning Committee to give advice and present cases. 

Matthew Clapham
Senior Planning Officer (Full-time)
Deals with the more complex planning applications and appeals in the Borough, including those involving legal agreements.

Kelly Walker
Team Leader, Planning Development Management (Full-time)
Deals with the more complex planning applications and appeals in the Borough, including those involving legal agreements.

Matthew Churchill
Principal Planning Officer (Full-time)
Deals with the more complex planning applications and appeals in the Borough, including those involving legal agreements.

Susanna Angell
Planning Officer (Part-time: Monday - Friday)
Deals with a mixed (high volume) planning (and appeal) caseload, but principally cases determined under delegated powers.

Vanya Popova
Senior Planning Officer (Full-time)
Deals with a mixed (high volume) planning (and appeal) caseload, but principally cases determined under delegated powers.

Drishti Patel
Planning Officer (Full-time)
Deals with a mixed (high volume) planning (and appeal) caseload, but principally cases determined under delegated powers.

Kiran Boparai
Senior Planning Officer (Full-time)
Deals with a mixed (high volume) planning (and appeal) caseload, but principally cases determined under delegated powers.

Emily Archibald
Planning Officer (Full-time)
Deals with a mixed (high volume) planning (and appeal) caseload, but principally cases determined under delegated powers.

Linda Ilori
Systems Administrator (Full-time)
Maintains and develops IT systems for the Planning Department

Karen Garfield - Development Management Support Team Leader (Monday - Thursday)

Rachel Burnell
Development Management Support Officer (Tuesday / Wednesday /  Friday)
Provides administrative support to planning officers and answers general planning enquiries.

Karine Garfield
Development Management Support Officer (Monday / Wednesday /  Thursday)
Provides administrative support to planning officers and answers general planning enquiries.

Jean Button
Development Management Support Officer (Full-time)
Provides administrative support to planning officers and answers general planning enquiries.

Anisha Khushal
Development Management Support Officer (Full-time)
Provides administrative support to planning officers and answers general planning enquiries.

Planning Enforcement

Richard Jones
Team Leader, Enforcement  (Full-time)
Investigates alleged breaches of planning control and takes appropriate enforcement action. Secures compliance with served enforcement notices.

Liz Mcnulty (part-time)
Planning Enforcement Officer
Investigates alleged breaches of planning control and takes appropriate enforcement action. Secures compliance with served enforcement notices.

Lynsey Tracey (part-time)
Planning Enforcement Officer
Investigates alleged breaches of planning control and takes appropriate enforcement action. Secures compliance with served enforcement notices.

Colin Butcher (full-time)
Planning Enforcement Officer
Investigates alleged breaches of planning control and takes appropriate enforcement action. Secures compliance with served enforcement notices.

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning: email planning.policy@spelthorne.gov.uk

Jane Robinson
Local Plan Manager (Part time: Monday - Thursday)
Responsible for the effective management of the Strategic Planning team and the preparation of Local Plan documents including Supplementary Planning Documents, sustainability appraisal and monitoring.

Hannah Bridges
Principal Planning Officer (Full-time)
Responsible for the preparation of Local Plan documents including Supplementary Planning Documents, sustainability and monitoring.

Craig Hatton
Senior Planning Officer (Full-time)
Involved in the preparation of Local Plan documents including Supplementary Planning Documents, sustainability appraisal and monitoring.

Laura Richardson
Senior Planning Officer (Full-time)
Involved in the preparation of Local Plan documents including Supplementary Planning Documents, sustainability appraisal and monitoring.

Essie Apenteng
Planning Officer (Full-time)
Involved in the preparation of Local Plan documents including Supplementary Planning Documents, sustainability appraisal and monitoring.

Rupinder Gill
Planning Policy Technician (Full-time)
Deals with the monitoring of planning policy and provides technical and administrative support.

Joanna Ghazaleh
Infrastructure Delivery Coordinator (Full-time)
Responsible for the Community Infrastructure Levy and S106.  Email: cil@spelthorne.gov.uk

Julia Younge
Community Infrastructure Levy Administrator (Part-time Monday - Wednesday)
Provides technical and administrative support for the Community Infrastructure Levy.

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