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Development Directorate

Kevin Hopkinson, Joint Director of Development
Joint Director of Development
Kevin Hopkinson
Tel: 01246 242424 Email

The Development Directorate is responsible for driving the place-shaping of the district. It includes the following core services:

Planning and Economic Development

James Arnold is the Joint Assistant Director of Planning which is split into the following sections:James Arnold

Planning Policy (structures forPDF iconPlanning Policy and PDF icon Urban Design) 

  • Producing new policy documents under the Local Development Scheme.
  • General planning policy work, including regional and sub-regional planning, surveys, monitory of development and statistical analysis.
  • Transport planning, environmental issues and projects, environmental improvement schemes, the reclamation of derelict land, the survey and identification of sites of wildlife interest and planning advice to the Local Strategic Partnership.

Development Control (structure forPDF iconDevelopment Control)

  • Processing of planning applications and appeals, along with a wide variety of other types of planning control, including the control of advertisements, tree preservation orders, hazardous substances control, hedgerow control, high hedge control, etc.
  • Dealing with breaches of the planning legislation, taking enforcement action to ensure compliance, and uses regulatory powers to improve the environment.

Conservation (structure for PDF icon Conservation)

  • The protection and enhancement of architectural and historic environment, including 27 conservation areas and over 380 listed buildings
  • Dealing with applications for alterations to historic and listed buildings, and enforcement of the legislation
  • Provision of a small fund for historic buildings repairs

Regeneration

David Eccles is the Joint Assistant Director of Regeneration which is split into the following sections:

Professional consultancy service (structure for David Eccles, Head of Regeneration and Environmental HealthPDF icon Professional Consultancy Service)

  • Provide a consultancy service for the design, contract management and supervision of the Council’s capital programme.
  • Maintenance of the Council’s public buildings, leisure centres, car parks, bus shelters, roadside seats
  • Provides a service in relation to dangerous structures, clearance of blocked drains, street naming and numbering.
  • General information and advice on engineering matters, building related matters, energy and Agenda 21 initiatives.
  • Regulatory building control service and an advice service to developers.

Economic Development (structure for PDF iconEconomic Development)

  • Tourism promotion
  • Promoting employment
  • Business and grant advice
  • Attracting inward investment
  • Providing workspace
  • Control of the Council’s market activities

Shared Building Control

BCN Consultancy is a joint venture between Bolsover, Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire Councils to form a cohesive building control partnership. We provide a flexible, robust, modern building control service that is both accountable and transparent. We recognised that this is one of our greatest assets and so we have specifically formed the consultancy in such a way that we can continue to provide a service that you can rely and depend on.

Last Updated on Monday, 02 April 2012 12:44

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