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Senior Planning Officer

Employer
Park Avenue Recruitment
Location
North West England
Salary
£30 - £38 per hour
Closing date
5 Jul 2019

Job Details



We are currently working with a local authority based in the North West, who are looking to take on a contract Senior Officer for an initial 6-month assignment.

Your main purposes in this role are as follows:
  • To ensure all major growth sites and a range of strategic planning applications are developed in accordance with national policy, the Development Plans and local government strategies.
  • To provide professional advice regarding a range of planning matters associated with development control and new communities including pre-application enquiries/ planning performance agreements.
  • To work in partnership, and as part of joint planning arrangements, with other agencies and developers to deliver quality sustainable communities.
  • To manage the work carried out by a team of officers and consultants under the direction of the Team Manager to create and support sustainable communities .
  • To assist the Team Manager within the team with handling appeals and applications.
  • To process all planning applications assigned to the postholder in an efficient and time effective way.
  • To achieve the appropriate balance between customer focus, quality and timeliness.
  • To ensure that growth areas are quality developments, reflecting the spirit and purpose of the Planning Permissions, Master Plan, and design guidance.
  • To process all planning applications and project work assigned to the post holder in an efficient and time effective way, typically, these will tend to be medium-large applications.
  • Actively monitoring and reviewing decisions taken is an essential part of the job.
  • Providing general planning guidance to statutory, non-statutory, public bodies and the general public.
  • To assist/guide developers in the formulation of quality planning applications, master plans and design guidance.
  • To work flexibly in response to the priorities of the wider Planning Service.


It is essential that you have experience working on strategic sites of large-scale outline applications, Environmental Impact Assessments, stakeholder management and community engagement. You must also be a capable project manager and be adept in negotiation. You must have a degree or diploma in Town Planning, or a related discipline and hold full or licentiate membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

You must have access to your own car to carry out site visits for this role. Home working can be negotiated with the LPA once thorough the interview stage.

The rate for this role will be commensurate with the successful contractors previous experience but is expected to be in the £38 - £40 p/h range.

If you would like more information on this role, please get in touch with Alex, 020 3795 4835, alex@park-avenue.co.uk

Company

Park Avenue Recruitment specializes specifically and solely in helping Town Planning professionals secure their next career move.

We are working with public and private sector clients nationwide, and are keen to share our extensive network and established relationships with you, to provide a tailored, consultative and honest service.

As well as this, we are comprised of experienced and established consultants, so you can feel safe in the knowledge that you are placing your reputation, and job search, in safe hands.

Park Avenue focuses on recruiting for positions from Graduate to Director level on an interim and permanent basis in the following planning-based disciplines:

Development Management

Planning Policy

Planning Enforcement

Building Control

Urban Design

Conservation & Historical Buildings

S106/CIL

Economic Development

Interim Management

 

Whether you are considering a change, want to find a planning consultant to fit your needs, or simply want to have a chat, we are always happy to hear from you.

Amy Holt   - Planning Team Manager – 020 3795 4828

                    amy@park-avenue.co.uk

Liam South - South East England Specialist - 020 3795 4828

                        liam@park-avenue.co.uk

Billy Hiron - Midlands and the North Specialist - 020 3795 4828

                        billy@park-avenue.co.uk

Natasha Marriott - East England Specialist - 020 3795 4828

                        natasha@park-avenue.co.uk

Shannon O'Sullivan - South West England Specialist - 020 3795 4828

                        shannon@park-avenue.co.uk

 

 

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Telephone
020 3795 4828
Location
Finsgate
57 Cranwood Street
London
London
EC1V 9EE
United Kingdom

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