Town Planning Officer 5275597

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Hempstalls is seeking a Town Planning Officer for a temporary position lasting 1 to 2 months. The role involves providing professional planning advice, assessing applications, and contributing to sustainable regeneration projects. Candidates should have a relevant degree and be eligible for RTPI membership. This office-based position offers a competitive pay rate of £39.99 per hour.

Qualifications

• Ability to assess and prepare applications for planning permission.
• Good understanding of commercial motivations and constraints.
• Sound understanding of planning policy and material considerations.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning advice and guidance to local council.
• Assess and recommend decisions on planning applications.
• Prepare reports for committees and meetings.

Skills

Ability to manage and deliver work to set timescales

Good understanding of office-based ICT systems

Positive attitude to problem solving

Education

Relevant degree and eligibility for chartered membership of the RTPI

Job description

Overview

JOB TITLE: Town Planning Officer

REF: Stoke 5275597

Pay rate: £39.99 per hour PAYE

Contract Type: Temporary, Anticipated 1 to 2 months

Working Arrangement: Assume office based, as no hybrid working provided

The role: On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Town Planning Officer to provide professional planning advice and guidance and to recommend decisions about planning applications in line with the City Council’s business needs; with particular focus on delivering the objectives of the core Development Management Team.

Responsibilities

• Give clear advice on planning law, policy, and Council objectives.
• Assess and recommend decisions on applications and enforcement cases (including listed buildings, conservation areas, trees, ads, hazardous substances, etc.).
• Support local businesses with planning advice and links to other services.
• Provide professional planning input for sustainable regeneration projects.
• Conduct monitoring, research, and investigations to inform planning decisions.
• Validate planning applications.
• Prepare and present reports to committees and meetings.
• Identify regeneration investment opportunities for the Council.
• Contribute to the duty planning system.
• Produce published planning advice and guidance.
• Monitor planning conditions, obligations, and development progress.

What the client is looking for

• Relevant degree and eligibility for chartered membership of the RTPI
• Able to manage and deliver work to set timescales
• Able to travel efficiently between development sites
• Assessing or preparing applications for planning permission
• Good understanding of modern office-based and mobile ICT systems, including development management and document management systems
• A positive, flexible and proactive attitude to problem solving to achieve divisional, departmental and corporate objectives
• Good understanding of the commercial and other motivations, opportunities and constraints affecting businesses generally, developers and their agents
• A sound understanding of the relationship between development management, enforcement, planning policy and other material considerations.

How to Apply

• Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application.
• Submit your CV in Word format.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended.

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Additional Information

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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