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Important Message

Please be advised our Customer Contact phone lines are experiencing high call volumes and wait times may be longer than usual. If you call through to our team, please utilise our call back service after waiting 60 seconds. This will keep your number virtually in the queue and as soon you become first in the queue, we will call you back. Alternatively please consider emailing us or visiting our website to use our range of self-service options that are available.

Key Contacts

Contact details for the planning team

We encourage communication via email to our planning team. This address is monitored throughout the day and enables our Technical Support Team to process, prioritise and disseminate requests and information.

If you have a general enquiry or need to make a payment - please contact 01205 314305. Please note that this line does also have an answerphone, which is monitored regularly, so if your call is not answered please do leave a message.

If you have a specific enquiry and need to speak to a member of the team, we will be more than happy to help.

Mike Gildersleeves - Assistant Director: Planning
07980 790549 / 01205 314343

Abbie Marwood - Deputy Development Manager
07816 097723 / 01205 314346

Rachael Vamplew - Planning Office Manager
07980 790606 / 01205 314305

Planners

Lauren Birkwood - Principal Planning Officer
07776 667800 / 01205 314337

Ian Carrington - Senior Planner
074235 33363

Lewis Humphreys - Senior Planner
01205 314319

Simon Eldred - Planner
01205 314364

Emma Turvey - Planner
07980 790605 / 01205 314306

Charlie Parry - Planner
07776 668294 / 01205 314311

Megan Epton - Planner
01205 314348

Enforcement 

Alan Watts - Senior Enforcement Officer
01205 314347

Technical Support - validation and general enquiries

Hollie Dawson - Technical Support Officer
01205 314345

Sharon Smallacombe - Technical Support Officer
01205 314393

Wendy Taylor - Technical Support Officer
01205 314307

Chloe Poole - Growth Assistant
01205 314312