Corporate Leadership Board
Directors for Economy, Planning and Place
From 1 October 2025, the Directors are responsible for these functions across both Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council:
Planning Development: Claire Upton-Brown
- planning applications
- planning enforcement
- planning integration and improvement
- planning policy
Regeneration and Economic Development: Abi Lewis
- corporate capital projects
- economic development
- regeneration
- housing delivery
- design
- conservation and transport
Communications and Customer Services: Nicola Haymes
- complaints
- ombudsman
- customer services
- case management
- digital services
- FOI
- ICT and business systems
Regulatory Services: Richard Homewood
- air quality
- corporate health and safety
- emergency planning
- environmental health and crime
- food safety
- licensing
- private sector housing