Development Management Team Lead - Complex Planning

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Bromley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Bromley is seeking a Development Management Area Team Leader to oversee a team handling complex planning applications. You will lead, allocate workloads, and ensure timely decisions while advising on policy and procedures.

The role is full-time on a temporary basis, paying £42.46 per hour, with responsibilities including client liaison, site visits, and governance compliance to deliver a high-quality planning service.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex and major planning applications.
• Ability to negotiate with developers, consultants and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of planning legislation, policy and development frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex and major planning applications, assessing proposals against planning legislation, policy, and development frameworks.
• Prepare reports and recommendations for planning applications and exercise delegated decision-making authority where appropriate.
• Negotiate with developers, consultants, applicants, and key stakeholders to achieve positive planning outcomes.
• Conduct site visits and represent the organisation at planning committees, appeals, hearings, inquiries, and public meetings.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and support to Planning Officers within the Development Management team.
• Allocate workloads, monitor performance, and ensure statutory deadlines and service objectives are achieved.
• Support staff recruitment, training, mentoring, and professional development.
• Assist senior managers in delivering an efficient, high-quality, customer-focused planning service.
• Monitor performance, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to service planning.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with developers, consultees, community groups, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide expert planning advice on complex applications, enquiries, complaints, and contentious cases.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of planning legislation, policy, and best practice, ensuring decisions are robust and defensible.
• Ensure compliance with governance requirements, health and safety, equality legislation, and data protection standards.

Job description

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Bromley is seeking a Development Management Area Team Leader to oversee a team handling complex planning applications. You will lead, allocate workloads, and ensure timely decisions while advising on policy and procedures.

The role is full-time on a temporary basis, paying £42.46 per hour, with responsibilities including client liaison, site visits, and governance compliance to deliver a high-quality planning service.