How English Heritage Is Run
The Commission is the governing board of English Heritage. Since July 2009 this has been chaired by Baroness Andrews. The Commission provides the strategic direction of the organisation within the policy and resources framework agreed with Government. There are 17 people on the Commission including Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe CBE, Ms Maria Adebowale and John Walker CBE. Commissioners are appointed by the Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Meeting minutes are published on the English Heritage web site.
The Commission delegates operational management to the Chief Executive, Dr Simon Thurley, who was appointed in 2002. The Chief Executive is supported by an Executive Board of four directors. In addition, there is a range of advisory committees and panels which advise on and administer specialist areas. For example: The London Advisory Committee, Battlefields Panel and Urban Panel.
In 2010-2011 English Heritage employed 2013 FTE staff.
It has a ‘Planning Charter’ which explains the role of English Heritage in the planning system. The charter includes information on how it deals with requests for pre-application and statutory advice; and the advisory service on policy and management issues relating to the planning process. It has also published the principles on which its conservation advice is based.
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