Economy and Environment
Economy and Environment works to provide a clean, green and sustainable environment and prosperous economy or residents and businesses in Torfaen. Our skilled and experienced staff are the backbone to public services in the borough.
The Strategic Director for Economy and Environment is Rachel Jowitt.
The service is divided into five main areas:
- Economy, assets and property
- Highways, climate change and energy
- Planning and development
- Public protection
- Recycling and environment
Economy, assets and property
Gareth Beer is the Head of Economy, Assets and Property and has responsibility for:
- Asset management
- Strategic economic development and external funding
- Property maintenance and construction
Highways, climate change and energy
Mark Thomas is Deputy Director Highways and Climate Change and has responsibility for:
- Climate change and energy
- Civil engineering consultancy
- Fleet management
- Highway development control
- Highways maintenance
- Traffic management, parking enforcement and road safety
- Transportation and active travel
- Winter maintenance, street lighting and flood
Planning and development
Richard Lewis is Head of Planning and Development and has responsibility for:
- Building control
- Development control / planning applications
- Forward planning
- Planning enforcement
Public Protection
Daniel Morelli is Head of Public Protection and has responsibility for:
- Animal and pest control
- Commercial standards
- Community protection
- Food health and safety enforcement
- Housing, pollution enforcement and statutory nuisance e.g. noise
- Licensing (taxi, public entertainment, theatre, alcohol, lottery, street collections and the new Gambling Act etc)
- Weights and measures
Recycling and environment
Simon Anthony is Head of Recycling and Environment and has responsibility for:
- Allotments
- Cemeteries
- Countryside
- Streetscene services, e.g. litter picking and grass cutting
- Ecology and biodiversity including local nature reserves
- Parks
- Trees
- Recycling and waste services
Contact Us
Correspondence should be sent to:
Economy and Environment
Civic Centre
Pontypool
Torfaen
NP4 6YB
Tel: 01495 762200
Fax: 01495 756198
Last Modified: 18/07/2023
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