The Planning Inspectorate has appointed Paul Morrison Director,
Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Humanitarian Taskforce, Department for
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), as its new Chief
Executive following an extensive and open recruitment process.
Paul will be taking up post on 14 December 2022.
Recruitment took place after previous incumbent, Sarah Richards,
stepped down from the role in September.
Navees Rahman, Interim CEO, will be departing the Inspectorate in
the spring to take on the role of Chief Finance and Resources
Officer at Arts Council, England.
The appointment has been approved by the independent Civil
Service Commission.
Chair of the Planning Inspectorate Board, Trudi Elliott said:
I am glad to be welcoming Paul to the role of Chief Executive of
The Planning Inspectorate from December. He brings a range of
experience at this important time for the Inspectorate and I am
confident that he will be a hugely positive influence.
Paul joins us from a role at the Department where he has held
roles in Planning Transformation, demonstrating an understanding
of our work and our sector. He brings with him a strong
combination of policy and delivery experience.
On behalf of the Board, I very much look forward to working with
Paul into the next chapter of the Inspectorate’s long history of
public service delivering planning, enforcement and specialist
casework appeal decisions, national infrastructure planning
applications and local plan examinations.
Paul Morrison said:
I am delighted to be joining the Planning Inspectorate. My recent
time leading the Government’s planning reform programme gave me
first-hand experience of the many positive aspects of the
organisation including the importance of the Inspectorate’s role,
the quality of the people working for it, the strength of their
values and the innovation of its transformation programmes.
I look forward to working with colleagues and partners across the
planning system again.
Paul Morrison’s
biography
