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Register of Planning Inspectorate Board Member Interests

Directors and Non-Executive Directors are obliged to declare any business or other interests, or any personal connections.

Applies to England

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The Planning Inspectorate is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) . It plays a key role in managing sustainable development and is critical to the delivery of the Governments’ social, economic and environmental agendas. Each year, our work directly affects the lives of many people through the decisions and recommendations we make.

The decisions and recommendations we make affect individuals and communities and must be demonstrably fair, open and impartial. Our procedures make provision for expression of local feeling and assessment of potential local impact, with our Inspectors undertaking examinations, inquiries and hearings in the affected locality, with site visits on the majority of appeals. The Inspectorate has a longstanding policy relating to the involvement, in a private capacity, of any Inspector or member of Admin staff in our casework, protecting our reputation for fairness and impartiality.

Directors and Non-Executive Directors are obliged to declare any business or other interests, or any personal connections, which could be misconstrued or cause embarrassment to the Inspectorate or our parent organisations (DLUHC).

  • All Directors, and Non-Executive Directors, are required to complete a declaration as part of the Annual Accounts process.
  • The forms completed by applicants for Non-Executive Director posts include a declaration of any interests that could impact on their role if successful.
  • A standing agenda item for Board and Committee meetings makes provision for attendees to declare any such interests.

There have been no declarations made by the Board members with regards to political interests and property interests (all have declared their home address. Trudi Elliott has a property in London). These with all other interests in the table will continue to be monitored and updated should any declarations be made.

Published 12 November 2019
Last updated 16 November 2023 + show all updates
  1. Data added for Khan Emir Feisal

  2. Stephen Tetlow and Rebecca Driver removed and Adrian Penfold added

  3. Simon Levi and Sally Dixon removed and Dr Rebecca Driver updated

  4. Data updated to reflect changes in board members

  5. Paul Morrison added, Navees title changed to director and Simon Gallagher removed for the register

  6. Register of Board Member Interest updated: Sarah Richards removed, Joanne Butcher added and Navees Rahman and Sean Canavan updated.

  7. Graham Stallwood item added to the 'Previous work and/ or employment or other unpaid activities'

  8. Sean Canavan added as new director of strategy, Chris Thorby removed and Trudi Elliott updated

  9. Change in department name and removing Wales

  10. Sarah Richards, Trudi Elliott and Rebecca Driver details updated Paul McGuinness removed as no longer working at the Inspectorate

  11. Updated board register - changed from PDF to HTML for accessibility

  12. Register of Board Member Interests updated

  13. First published.