FOI request
Case reference EIR2025/00928
Received 29 October 2025
Published 26 November 2025
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following information:
1. If your Council has a Conservation and Design team of any description, that is consulted on planning applications involving constraints such as listed buildings and conservation areas, and what this team is called.
2. If 'yes', what training or qualifications, if any, are prerequisites for an officer working in this team.
3. If it is disclosable, if I could please have an email address for this team, as I would like to send a short survey related to my dissertation some time next summer for any officers who might be interested in completing it.
Response
1. If your Council has a Conservation and Design team of any description, that is consulted on planning applications involving constraints such as listed buildings and conservation areas, and what this team is called. These Officers form part of the Planning team with responsibilities relating to both Development Management and Planning Policy.
2. If 'yes', what training or qualifications, if any, are prerequisites for an officer working in this team.
At top of the scales for conservation IHBC or similar and for Design MRTPI. No necessary qualification for appointment at the bottom of the scales.
3. If it is disclosable, if I could please have an email address for this team, as I would like to send a short survey related to my dissertation some time next summer for any officers who might be interested in completing it - planning@southderbyshire.gov.uk
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