Regeneration, Economy and Growth

The Corporate Director of Regeneration, Economy and Growth is Amy Harhoff.

Regeneration Economy and Growth Structure (PDF) [217KB]

There are five service areas within Regeneration, Economy, and Growth:

• culture, sport, and tourism
• planning and housing
• transport and contract services
• corporate property and land
• economic development

Culture, sport and tourism

Culture, sport and tourism has responsibility for indoor sport and leisure facilities, libraries, culture and heritage, sports and community recreation development and countryside management. Services include the provision and management of:

• leisure centres
• libraries
• sport and leisure development
• arts development
• countryside sites and countryside rangers
• This is Durham
• archivists

Planning and housing

• housing regeneration (including Housing Regeneration team)
• County Durham Plan
• planning applications
• Community Infrastructure Levy, including Section 106
• Housing Strategy
• reducing energy costs
• Care Connect / CCTV

Transport and contract services

• strategic traffic
• road safety (road safety and traffic assets)
• public transport

Corporate land and property

• asset transfer and rationalisation of our buildings
• facilities management
• building maintenance

Economic Development

• Business Durham
• Economic Development
• Funding and Programmes