Contact planning

The planning department can be contacted for general enquiries: 

Email planning@arun.gov.uk

Phone 01903 737756

The planning duty officer is no longer available but helpful advice can be found in the duty planner guidance [pdf] 3MB.

The technical support team, who deal with validating applications, can be contacted by phone:

Phone 01903 737711

Case officers

Sometimes you'll need to speak to the case officer dealing with your application.

Development Management Team

You can email any team member at planning@arun.gov.uk, please title the email for their attention.

Development Management Team
Name Title Contact Number
Daniel Vick Development Management Team Leader 01903 737771
Simon Davis Principal Planning Officer 01903 737874
Amber Willard Principal Planning Officer 01903 737942
Harry Chalk Senior Planning Officer 01903 737577
Kathryn Welch Senior Planning Officer 01903 737789
Hebe Smith Senior Planning Officer 01903 737626
Freya Clewley Minor Applications Lead Officer 01903 737544
Rhiannon Lloyd     Planning Officer 01903 737637
Jonny Cooper Planning Officer 01903 737532
Silvie Steiningerova Planning Officer 01903 737702
Susan Haley  Planning Apprentice 01903 737694

Strategic Team

Deal with major and strategic developments. 

 You can email any team member at planning@arun.gov.uk, please title the email for their attention.

Strategic Team
Name Title Contact Number
David Easton Strategic Development Team Leader  01903 737698
Hannah Kersley Principal Planning Officer 01903 737856
Jessica Riches Principal Planning Officer 01903 737881