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Senior Planning Officer
Vox Network Consultants
London
On-site
GBP 40,000 - 60,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking a skilled planning professional to manage complex applications and provide expert advice. This role involves mentoring junior staff, preparing professional reports, and ensuring compliance with planning regulations. With an initial 12-month contract and the potential for extension, this position offers a chance to contribute significantly to regeneration projects within the borough. If you have a passion for planning and a strong understanding of current legislation, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the community.
Qualifications
- Experience in planning policy, enforcement, or development management is essential.
- Knowledge of current planning legislation and procedures is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional recommendations on complex planning issues.
- Mentor junior staff and prepare reports for the Planning Committee.
- Manage planning application teams and ensure compliance with targets.
Skills
Education
Job description
Role Purpose
- The negotiation and case management of complex planning applications, delivering significant levels of investment within the Borough.
- The processing of planning appeals.
- The provision of specialist planning advice.
- Day to day management of pre-application processes or similar function within the area.
Responsibilities
- Provision of professional recommendations and advice on complex planning issues relating to major planning applications and regeneration projects as required.
- Mentoring and training of junior staff.
- Prepare professional reports and formulate recommendations on complex planning and related proposals for decision to the Planning Committee or by delegated authority.
- Determination of certain categories of planning application in accordance with the Council Scheme of delegation.
- Assessing the validity and supporting the registration of major planning applications as required.
- Manage small project and planning application teams created in association with area or site specific planning and regeneration projects or programmes and ensure compliance with performance targets (secured through formal agreement or statutory requirement).
- Ensure the comprehensive and professional appraisal of the technical aspects of applications received within the team, to include consideration of the development plan and all other material planning considerations.
Requirements
- Knowledge of current Town and Country planning, practice, procedures and legislation, in one or more areas; within planning, enforcement, policy or development control.
- Planning degree or equivalent accredited to the RTPI.
- Experience in planning policy, planning enforcement or development management.
- Full UK driving licence holder.
Contract
- Initial 12 month contract with the opportunity to extend.
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
- PAYE via Umbrella.
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