Chief Council Officers
Council officers are paid staff members working for Mid Sussex District Council.
Please find details below for our chief council officers and divisional and business unit leaders.

Kathryn Hall
Chief Executive

Judy Holmes
Assistant Chief Executive
- Housing
- Planning Policy & Economic Development
- Development Management (Planning)
- Commercial Services and Contracts
Including. waste & recycling, leisure facilities,
ground maintenance, car parks.

Tom Clark
Head of Regulatory Services
- Solicitor to the Council
- Monitoring Officer
- Provision of legal advice and services
- Civil and criminal litigation
- Conveyancing
- Land charges
- Democratic services
- Health and safety
- Building control
- Environmental health

Peter Stuart
Head of Corporate Resources
- Facilities and estate management
- Engineering
- Contracts & building maintenance
- Accountancy services
- Revenues and benefits
- Internal audit
- Exchequer services
- S151 Officer
- Wellbeing Service
- Sustainability
- Community Safety
- Partnerships
- Corporate Policy & Performance
- Community Development & Engagement

Simon Hughes
Head of Digital and Customer Service
- Personnel and training
- Website
- Customer services
- Information management
- Communications
- Client ICT
Corporate Programmes Manager
Marius Kynaston |
Divisional & Business Unit Leaders
Service Area | Person | Job Ttile |
---|---|---|
Commercial Services and Contracts | Robert Anderton | Divisional Leader - Commercial Services & Contracts |
Waste , Landscapes and Leisure | Jo Reid | Business Unit Leader - Waste, Landscapes and Leisure |
Planning and Economy | Sally Blomfield | Divisional Leader - Planning and Economy |
Community Services, Policy and Performance |
Emma Sheridan | Business Unit Leader - Community Services Policy and Performance |
Corporate Estates and Facilities | Vicky Reader | Business Unit Leader - Corporate Estates and Facilities |
Customer Services and Communications | Mat Jarman | Business Unit Leader - Customer Services and Communications |
Democratic Services | Terry Stanley | Business Unit Leader - Democratic Services (Member Services, Elections and Electoral Registration) |
Development Management | Nick Rogers | Business Unit Leader - Development Management |
Environmental Health and Building Control | Yvonne Leddy | Business Unit Leader - Environmental Health and Building Control |
Finance | Cathy Craigen | Business Unit Leader - Finance |
Housing Enabling & Housing Needs | Margaret Gates | Business Unit Leader - Housing Enabling & Housing Needs |
HR, Training and Payroll | Tim Martland | Business Unit Leader - HR, Training and Payroll |
Land Charges and Planning Reception | Jacqui Steele | Business Unit Leader - Land Charges and Planning Reception |
Legal Services | Tom Riggs | Business Unit Leader - Legal Services |
Parking Services | Claire Onslow | Business Unit Leader - Parking Services |
Planning Policy and Economy | Andrew Marsh | Business Unit Leader - Planning Policy and Economy |
Revenues and Benefits | Kevin Stewart | Business Unit Leader - Revenues and Benefits |
Digital and Technology | Simon Jones |
Business Unit Leader - Digital and Technology |
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