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Meet the Teams

Head of Development Management

The Acting Head of Development Management is Katherine Wood.

Email: planning@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652345

North Team

Our North Team (covering Richmondshire, Eden and the South Lakeland parishes of Dent, Garsdale and Sedbergh) can help you with enquiries about current planning applications, whether planning permission is required, our views on a possible submission and appeals within the above areas:

  • Ian Nesbit, Principal Planning Officer
  • Nicola Dinsdale, Senior Planning Officer
  • David Jones, Senior Planning Officer
  • Penny Skilton, Planning Assistant
  • Ellie Grant, Planning Consultant

Email: planning@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652349

South Team

Our South Team (covering Craven, Lancaster and all the South Lakeland parishes apart from Dent, Garsdale and Sedbergh) can help you with enquiries about current planning applications, whether planning permission is required, our views on a possible submission and appeals within the above areas:

  • Joanne Wood, Senior Planning Officer
  • Brian Diamond, Planning Officer
  • Claire Hodgson, Planning Officer
  • Janet Perry, Planning Assistant

Email: planning@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652350

Planning Enforcement Team

Our Planning Enforcement Team can help you with enquiries relating to alleged breaches of planning control. We will investigate these matters and take action where it is appropriate to do so:

  • Martyn Coy, Principal Planning Officer Minerals & Enforcement
  • Alison Pilkington, Enforcement Officer (covering Craven, Lancaster and South Lakeland parishes excluding Dent, Garsdale and Sedbergh)
  • Ian Faircloth, Enforcement Officer (covering Eden, Richmondshire and South Lakeland parishes of Dent, Garsdale and Sedbergh)

Email: planning@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652346

Planning Policy

For all Planning Policy related matters.

  • Peter Stockton, Head of Sustainable Development
  • Tom Harland, Planning Policy Officer
  • Andrea Burden, Sustainable Development Officer
  • Felicity Scott, Local Plan Programme Officer

Email: localplan@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652334

Minerals

For all Minerals related matters:

  • Martyn Coy, Principal Planning Officer Minerals & Enforcement

Email: martyn.coy@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652339

Technician Team

The Planning Technician Team can provide you with help in filling out application forms, provide copies of decision notices and most other general planning queries.

Email: planning@yorkshiredales.org.uk

Phone: 01969 652345