Staff Details

Steve Davidson, BA, Dip.TP, MRTPI
Team Leader Spatial Intelligence

Steve is the team leader and has worked in local government planning since 1975 - starting his career with Grimsby Borough Council 1975 and, following local government reorganisation in 1996, with North East Lincolnshire Council. He has experience in Development Control, Planning Enforcement, Local Plans, IT Support and Planning Monitoring and Research. Prior to joining local government, Steve worked for 10 years in the construction industry and therefore has experience of both sides of the development process.

Lara Hattle, BA (Hons) Business Management
Spatial Intelligence Officer

Lara has a degree In Business Management and worked principally within the finance sector before joining the Council as a Senior Researcher.

Ray Church, BSc (Countryside Management), MSc (Environmental Policy and Management)
Spatial Intelligence Officer

Ray has served in the Grimsby District Valuer's Office, both inspecting property for Rating valuing purposes and providing administrative support to Revenue and Compensation Casework. He has also worked as a planning Compliance Officer and as LLPG Officer. As well as construction industry experience he also served for twelve years in the trenches of the Planning System as a Parish Councillor. 

Damian Fernie, HND (Business & Finance), Address Intelligence Officer

Damian joined the Team on 27 May 2008 coming from a broad business background in the private and public sectors. The AIO's role is to record every property and land site within the authority against correct information such as street name, property number, mapping coordinates, etc. and allocate them unique property reference numbers (UPRNs). This information is used to maintain the Local and National Land and Property Gazetteer using various IT systems in accordance with E-government directives. The postholder also deals with the statutory Street Naming and Numbering service for the Council.

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