Committee details

The Economic Prosperity, Environment & Highways Board is responsible for the Performance, finance and risk monitoring for the Environment & Infrastructure directorate.

The following services also fall under the remit of the Board;

Ø  Strategic Planning

Ø  Economic Prosperity

Ø  Countryside

Ø  Waste and recycling

Ø  Transport Service Infrastructure

Ø  Aviation

Ø  Highway Maintenance

Ø  Community Transport

Ø  Economic Development and the Rural Economy

Ø  Housing

Ø  Local Transport Plan

Ø  Road Safety

Ø  Concessionary Travel

Ø  Minerals

Ø  Parking regulation and enforcement

Ø  Climate change and carbon energy

Ø  Rights of way

Ø  Cycle routes

Ø  Gypsy and Traveller sites

Ø  Biodiversity and wildlife

Ø  Planning services

Ø  Street lighting

Ø  Flood prevention and infrastructure

The Chairman of the Board is Cllr David Harmer and the Vice-Chairman is Cllr Bob Gardner.

The following Cabinet portfolios fall within the remit of this board;

Cllr Mike Goodman, Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning

Cllr John Furey, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Flooding

Cllr Peter Martin, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Lead for Economic Prosperity