Senior Compliance Officer - Planning

Essential Employment; Esher; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunities Employer

Job summary

Essential Employment is hiring for a full-time temporary Planning Enforcement Officer to investigate breaches of planning control, work with applicants and developers, and keep residents and Members updated on investigations. You will join a team including a Team Leader, two compliance officers, and three tree officers to deliver enforcement tasks.

You will research site histories, assess plans for evidence of breaches, visit sites, interview members of the public, and prepare reports and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to investigate breaches and assess documentation.
• Ability to research history of subject sites and identify evidence of breaches.
• Experience interviewing members of the public, owners and occupiers as necessary.
• Competence in preparing reports, statements and plans for hearings or notices.
• Lamiliarity with liaising with Legal Services and other services.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve alleged breaches of planning control.
• Liaise with Team Leader/Development Manager on complex investigations.
• Visit sites, survey developments and interview public when required.
• Prepare and present evidence for appeals, inquiries and court hearings.
• Support proactive enforcement projects and public liaison activities.

Skills

Investigations

Stakeholder liaison

Report writing

Public liaison

Team collaboration

Job description

You will be investigating breaches of planning control. Working with applicants and developers to resolve breaches whilst keeping residents and Members up to date with investigations. You will work in a team, made up of a team leader, two compliance officers, as well as three tree officers.
The main purpose of the role:
To investigate and resolve alleged breaches of planning control, many of which will be of a complex nature. To ensure that development is carried out in accordance with approved plans and that conditions imposed on planning permissions are complied with. To take a lead role and take part in proactive enforcement projects and public liaison opportunities throughout the Borough.

Specific duties and responsibilities

• Liaising with the Team Leader / Development Manager on complex and high-profile investigations.
• To assist in the logging of investigation requests.
• To fully research the history of the subject site and assess plans and other documentation for evidence of any breach of planning control.
• To visit sites and survey developments to record evidence of any breach of planning control and to interview members of the public, owners and occupiers of the land as necessary.
• To negotiate compliance with planning controls as appropriate.
• To liaise with Legal Services and other relevant Services as necessary.
• To prepare reports to recommend appropriate courses of action as appropriate.
• To issue instructions, serve notices, prepare statements and collate plans, documents and statements which may be produced as evidence.
• To prepare and present evidence for written representation appeals, informal hearings, Public Inquiries and Court hearings as appropriate.
• To respond to enquiries and correspondence from Members, other officers, members of the public and other interested parties.
• To work with the Team Leader / Development Manager and other appropriate Officers to deliver selected proactive enforcement projects.
• To work with the Team Leader / Development Manager and other appropriate Officers, organisations or individuals to increase and improve public liaison for planning enforcement.
• To assist in officer and Member training.
• To provide enforcement support, as required across Planning Services.
• To assist the Team Leader on regular committee reports on the Compliance Team performance.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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