Council structure

Chief Executive (Karen Satterford)

Corporate Director (Ian Westgate) responsible for

• Community
• Planning & Sustainability
• Environment
• Homes & Housing

Interim Corporate Director (Lynne Smith) responsible for

• Financial Services
• Property Services
• HR, ICT & Customer Services
• Democratic, Legal & Policy Services

More about the Chief Executive and Directors

Heads of Service

• Head of Community (for more about this service see Community and living)
• Head of Democratic, Legal and Policy Services (for more about this service see Council and democracy)
• Head of Environment (for more about this service see Environment)
• Head of Financial Services (for more about this service see Council budgets and spending)
• Head of Homes and Housing (for more about this service see Housing)
• Head of HR, ICT and Customer Services (for more about this service see Jobs and careers)
• Head of Planning & Sustainability (for more about this service see Planning and buildings)
• Head of Property Services (for more about this service see Council land and property)

For a full breakdown of the council structure, you can download organisational charts for each service below.

You can also download our structure diagram below.

See our A to Z of services for more information and service contact details.