Senior Development Management Officer: Planning & Growth Lead

New Forest District Council; Lyndhurst; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to Work scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

New Forest District Council in Lyndhurst is recruiting two Senior Development Management Officers to shape the future of the New Forest by handling a busy caseload of complex and major planning applications and presenting cases to the Planning Committee.

You will work with a range of stakeholders to deliver high-quality development while contributing to the Council’s climate change agenda, maintaining the district’s special character, and benefiting from hybrid working.

Responsibilities

• Handle a varied caseload of complex major planning applications.
• Present cases to the Planning Committee and prepare for appeals.

Job description

New Forest District Council in Lyndhurst is recruiting two Senior Development Management Officers to shape the future of the New Forest by handling a busy caseload of complex and major planning applications and presenting cases to the Planning Committee.

You will work with a range of stakeholders to deliver high-quality development while contributing to the Council’s climate change agenda, maintaining the district’s special character, and benefiting from hybrid working.