SDNPA Structure
The SDNPA has entered a new phase, moving from establishment to delivery with the new Partnership Management Plan and Local Plan now in place.
A stronger remit from Government has given us the opportunity to do more, generate new sources of income for the National Park and build a confident, secure and respected organisation to serve it.
The SDNPA has four directorates with their own delivery teams.
- Landscape and Operations Directorate
This brings together our three area ranger services and our strategy leads into one grouping which will deliver projects and programmes locally and across the whole National Park, working with landowners, communities, charities and other partners.
Each of the teams have National Park-wide roles – leading on one habitat type (water, chalk, woods or heaths) and another area of work (access, outreach/volunteers/education, heritage, or tourism/economy).
Each also includes a ranger team covering one part of the National Park (Western, Central or Eastern Downs).
A fifth team provides corporate and strategic planning and expertise on performance management, research and project evaluation across the whole of the SDNPA.
- Placemaking Directorate
This delivers all aspects of the SDNPA Planning function, whether delivered in house or via agency arrangements with host authorities.
It includes policy making (e.g. the Local Plan and Community Plans), development management, appeals and enforcement.
Link Officers remain in the CP&M Directorate and provide one of many links between the teams and partners.
The Placemaking Directorate comprises three teams:
Development Management
This team delivers the planning service for all the applications handled directly by the authority (the Recovered Service Areas including Minerals & Waste cases, AND the significant applications called in from ‘host’ authorities).
It services our Planning Committee.
Planning Policy
This team is developing the Local Plan for the National Park and covers other aspects of policy formulation such as Minerals & Waste Strategies and Community led Plans, particularly Neighbourhood Plans.
Performance and Technical Management
This team handles major planning projects on behalf of the SDNPA and provides specialist technical advice across the Place Making Directorate and to other parts of the organisation. This team is also responsible for the relationships with the host authorities who deliver a local planning service worth around £3m on our behalf in some areas of the National Park.
- SLT and Corporate Services Directorate
Overseen by the Chief Executive, this directorate includes all Directors, Finance, Support Services, Procurement, ICT and Facilities.
- Growth and Organisational Development Directorate
The teams within the Growth and Organisational Development Directorate are responsible for fundraising, HR, governance and communications.