Senior Planning & Development Lead

HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL; Sandiway; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual holiday and bank hols

LGPS pension scheme

Life cover 3x salary

Personal development investment

Free car parking

Flexible working

Benefits platform and discounts

Car user allowance

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking a proactive Planning professional to join the Planning and Development Management team in Cheshire. You will manage a full range of planning applications, negotiate Section 106 agreements, and provide expert planning advice while supporting the plan-making process.

You'll work with elected members and external partners to secure sustainable development, with opportunities to lead planning enforcement and development policy activity, and to mentor junior

Responsibilities

• To manage a full range of planning applications and associated consents, Section 106 negotiations, professional analysis and appraisal.
• Deal with planning appeals and Inquiries.
• To act as a facilitator and to coordinate departments in the delivery of the planning process.
• To provide professional advice, support and expertise, including undertaking formal presentations to the Development Control Committee.
• To provide specific specialist planning advice in respect of environmental assessment, conservation and listed buildings, enforcement and pre-application advice and to prepare guidance and instruction for users of the service in respect of these specialist matters.
• The post holder will also undertake all other aspects of planning, and allied working including policy formulation and input into the plan making process.
• To provide a lead on Planning Enforcement and Planning application process to deliver a quality service.
• To have responsibility for managing and monitoring money received and spent via section 106 agreements
• Dealing with elected members, statutory agencies, the public and other bodies on planning matters as well as allied activity.
• Preparing reports and recommendations in respect of planning applications and other associated activity for assessment and the agreement of the Director.
• Other duties including the maintenance of all necessary statutory records, ensuring that on-going development is checked and monitored and relevant policy documents are regularly reviewed and updated (within the qualifications and experience of the post-holder) as required by the Director including cover for absent colleagues.
• To assist with the rolling out of programmes of continuous improvement, identifying good practice and innovation.
• To have day to day responsibility for the supervision and monitoring of junior team colleagues, providing advice, guidance and on the job support and allocating work.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the job.
• The post-holder will be a member of the team of professional and support officers dealing with a wide range of complex planning and related work, and will be expected to operate flexibly within that context.

Job description

Halton Borough Council is seeking a proactive Planning professional to join the Planning and Development Management team in Cheshire. You will manage a full range of planning applications, negotiate Section 106 agreements, and provide expert planning advice while supporting the plan-making process.

You'll work with elected members and external partners to secure sustainable development, with opportunities to lead planning enforcement and development policy activity, and to mentor junior