HOW THIS GUIDE CAN HELP YOU

This brief guide gives information about the Technical Services which Runnymede Borough Council provides and details of who to contact with your queries.

We hope this guide will be useful, but if you have any difficulty in finding the right person to deal with your query, help is always available from the receptionist or telephonist at:

The Civic Offices, Station Road, Addlestone Tel: (01932) 838383 Fax: (01932) 855135 Open: Mon - Thurs : 8.30am - 5.00pm Friday : 8.30am - 4.30pm

HOW THE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISED

The Technical Services Department has a staff of around 150 under the Director of Technical Services.

The Department is divided into three divisions - Engineering, Environmental Protection, and Planning together with the Safer Runnymede Section and an overall Administration Section.

The Engineering Division includes Drainage, Engineering, Building Control, Building Services, and the Direct Services Organisation, which collects refuse and is responsible for street cleansing and litter removed.

The Environmental Protection Division is divided into residential and commercial teams.

The Planning Division includes Development Control and Policy & Implementation.

Contact Points

In the first instance enquiries should normally be made to the Administration Section who will assist, or call an officer if you have technical questions. Please note that it is not always possible for a particular member of the Department to be available to assist you with your enquiries as much of their work takes them out of the office.

Director of Technical Services
Mr Peter Sims Dip.E.P., Dip. Mgt., MRTPI
Responsible for the overall management of the Borough Technical Services Department. Responsible for advising the Council on planning, refuse collection, engineering services, land drainage, building control, building services and their implementation where appropriate. Responsible for advising the Council on the development of land and the construction of buildings within the Borough and for developing policies and strategies to influence development. Responsible for Safer Runnymede.

Personal Assistant
Miss Joanne Massey
Responsible for the secretarial duties of the Director of Technical Services, including meetings, minutes, correspondence, leave entitlement, invoices, courses, car mileage claims, official orders, stationery, flexi-time.

Administration Manager
Mrs Julie Kitchenside
Responsible to the Director of Technical Services for the management of the Administration Section and Budget Manager.

Head of Engineering
Mr Stephen Fuggles BSc., C.Eng., MICE
Responsible to the Director of Technical Services for the direct line management of the Engineering Division of the Department comprising of Engineering Services, Direct Services Organisation, Highways, Drainage, Building Control and Building Services. Special interest involvement in the development and implementation of strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department's services and capital works.

Building Control Manager
Mr David Rodgers MRICS
Responsible to the Head of Engineering for the management of the Building Control Section. Responsible for the promotion and provision of services to Building Control clients, accreditation of the Building Control Section to BS EN ISO 9001 and budget management.

Head of Planning
Mr Peter Jenkins B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.T.P., MRTPI
Responsible to the Director of Technical Services on all matters affecting the development of land within the Borough and for developing policies and strategies to influence development. Direct handling of major and more complex development proposals and enforcement matters. Senior Expert Witness at Planning Public Inquiries.

Head of Evironmental Protection
Mr Dennis Speight
Responsible to the Director of Technical Services for all matters related to environmental health and protection, including food safety, pollution control and health and safety.

Community Safety Manager
Mr David Dodd
Responsible for the management and development of all aspects of the Safer Runnymede concept. This includes the town centres CCTV system and developing partnerships to extend that system, the speed control strategy, the community constable scheme and monitoring the Community Care Alarm system. Responsible for community safety activities and developing future initiatives and budget manager. Emergency Planning Liaison Officer for the Borough.

Direct Services Organisation (DSO) Manager
Mr Dave Stedman I.Eng, FIHIE, MILE
Responsible to the Head of Engineering for managing the DSO, Chertsey Depot and the Stores and Purchasing and Transport operations. Includes the management of the Borough's refuse collection and street cleansing contracts, Surrey County Council's street lighting contract, other streetcare functions, such as graffiti removal, and emergency planning support.

Policy & Implementation Manager
Mr Bob Etheridge B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.T.P., Dip. Surv., MRTPI
Responsible to the Head of Planning for the management of the Forward Planning Section. Particular responsibility for development plan preparation, major public inquiries and policy initiatives relating to M25/T5, promoting and preparing policy responses to consultations, support for Runnymede Business Partnership, overseeing implementation of geographical information systems, design and conservation advice, monitoring development data and budget manager.

Development Control Manager
Mr Colin Harrison B.A.(Hons), MRTPI
Responsible to the Head of Planning for the management of the Development Control Section and processing of all planning applications, planning appeals and planning enforcement. Budget Manager for the Section.