Cabinet Member for Economic Growth

The Cabinet Member for Economic Growth is able to make individual Cabinet Member decisions on delegated matters as detailed in the Council’s Constitution. A summary of the responsibilities of this post is below, for full details visit

Part 3 of the Constitution.   Responsibilities include:  

·      Growth strategy

·      Housing strategy (with cabinet member for housing)

·      Key sites delivery (with leader) ­   Chesterfield Waterside ­   Staveley works corridor ­   High speed rail 2

·      Key sites delivery ­   Northern Gateway ­   Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle (DRIIVe) ­   Markham Vale ­   Peak Resort ­   Walton works

·      Inward investment

·      Business start-ups and growth

·      Asset management – commercial and operational estate excluding town hall refurbishment project

·      Local Plan

·      Planning – development and control

·      Conservation