Heritage & Urban Design Officer — Conservation & Regeneration

The Methodist Church in Britain; Torquay; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RTPI membership

IHBC membership

Professional training opportunities

Mentoring from experienced Officers

Career progression

Job summary

Torbay Council, within the Pride in Place department, is recruiting for a permanent Planning Officer in the Heritage and Design Team. The post involves assessing planning and listed building consent applications across Torbay, conducting site visits, negotiating improvements, and preparing recommendations for decisions.

It also covers pre-application advice and post-decision work. The role requires a degree or diploma in town planning, architecture, building conservation or related discipline,

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in town planning, architecture, building conservation or related discipline.
• Proven experience advising on proposals affecting listed buildings, conservation areas and other heritage assets.
• Strong knowledge of planning, listed building legislation, policy and case law in conservation and design.

Responsibilities

• Assess planning and listed building consent applications across Torbay
• Undertake site visits
• Negotiate improvements to development proposals
• Prepare recommendations for delegated decisions and Planning Committee
• Provide pre-application advice
• Deal with post-decision matters
• Contribute to regeneration, housing and environmental objectives
• Work with applicants, agents, businesses, communities and elected Members
• Advocate for the local historic environment and champion high-quality design

Skills

Heritage planning experience

Negotiation skills

Fluent English

Site assessments

Education

Degree or diploma in town planning, architecture, building conservation or related discipline

Job description

Torbay Council, within the Pride in Place department, is recruiting for a permanent Planning Officer in the Heritage and Design Team. The post involves assessing planning and listed building consent applications across Torbay, conducting site visits, negotiating improvements, and preparing recommendations for decisions.

It also covers pre-application advice and post-decision work. The role requires a degree or diploma in town planning, architecture, building conservation or related discipline,