Technical Planning Support Officer

Carrington West; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Carrington West is recruiting for a Technical Planning Support Officer in Cambridgeshire. This role offers hybrid working (office 1-2 days per week) on an initial 3-month contract with a possibility to extend.

The role focuses on end-to-end planning application support, including portal administration, Land Charges, appeals, and coordination of Planning Committee activities. The ideal candidate will have strong planning administration experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Experience in a Local Authority Planning environment.
• Knowledge of planning application processes and procedures.
• Experience administering planning applications, appeals, committees, press notices and Land Charges.
• Ability to assess drawings against planning requirements.
• Attention to data entry and GDPR accuracy.
• Excellent communication with the public and internal stakeholders.
• Experience managing competing workloads and generic mailboxes.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end planning application support, including managing the planning portal and Land Charges.
• Coordinate appeals, press notices and support monthly Planning Committee meetings.
• Respond to customer enquiries and provide information for FOI/EIR requests.
• Process payments and reconcile transactions while seeking process improvements.

Job description

Technical Planning Support Officer
Cambridgeshire
£25 per hour

Initial 3 Month Contract (Potential to Extend)

Job Ref - 69384

My Local Authority Client in the Cambridgeshire area is looking to source an experienced Technical Planning Support Officer to join their Development Management team on an initial 3-month contract.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced planning professional with strong knowledge of planning administration and application processes to support the smooth and efficient running of the Planning Service.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist administrative support across the planning service, managing planning application processes from start to finish and dealing with a wide range of internal and external enquiries.

Key experience required includes:

• Strong experience working within a Local Authority Planning environment.
• Good knowledge of planning application processes and procedures.
• Experience administering planning applications, appeals, committees, press notices and Land Charges.
• Experience validating a range of planning application types and interpreting national and local planning requirements.
• Ability to assess drawings and plans against relevant planning requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when dealing with data entry, correspondence and GDPR requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide advice and guidance to members of the public and internal stakeholders.
• Experience managing competing workloads, deadlines and generic mailboxes effectively.

The role will involve providing end-to-end planning application support, including administering the planning portal, processing Land Charges, coordinating appeals and press notices, and supporting monthly Planning Committee meetings.

You will also be responsible for responding to customer enquiries, providing information for FOI/EIR requests, processing payments and reconciling transactions, as well as identifying opportunities to improve processes and the customer experience.

The successful candidate will need to be organised, proactive and comfortable working collaboratively with colleagues, service managers and external agencies. Some flexibility around evening Planning Committee meetings may also be required.

Hybrid working is offered, with the expectation to attend the office approximately 1-2 days per week.

The role is expected to start as soon as possible, with an initial 3-month contract and potential opportunity to extend.