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Planning Policy Officer

Employer
Lincolnshire County Council
Location
Lincolnshire
Salary
£25,991 - £28,672
Closing date
31 Jan 2022

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Discipline
Other, Planning, Policy and Strategy
Function
Officer, Planner
Sector
Local Authority

Are you an enthusiastic and self-motivated town planner at an early stage of your career, looking to develop your skills and experience? If you are then we want to hear from you.

About The Role

Lincolnshire is an important producer of minerals and is the largest producer of sand and gravel in the East Midlands. Limestone, chalk and hydrocarbons are also extracted in the county. The county has largely moved away from the disposal of waste by landfill following the successful commissioning of an energy from waste plant but is still seeking to move the management of waste higher up the waste management hierarchy in line with government objectives.       

As Planning Policy Officer your role will be varied. You will assist in the preparation, monitoring and review of Lincolnshire’s Minerals and Waste Local Plan, to ensure the provision of the raw materials and essential infrastructure necessary to support sustainable growth across the county. You will participate with community engagement and carry out stakeholder consultation and respond to a wide range of consultations from other councils and organisations that affect the county council’s policies and interests as mineral and waste planning authority.

About The Team

The Minerals and Waste Policy Team sits within the county council’s Planning Service and is responsible for the development, monitoring and review of countywide minerals and waste planning policies and a wide range of associated activities.

We are a small but experienced and supportive team, with an interesting and diverse workload, and strong professional and social bonds with our colleagues in the wider planning service.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • a degree or postgraduate qualification in town and country planning or a related discipline
  • some experience of preparing local plans and/or processing planning applications
  • up-to-date knowledge and an understanding of the planning system, and in particular the legislation and national policy relevant to local plans
  • excellent written and verbal communication and numerical skills, and be highly competent in the use of Information Technology
  • motivation and the ability to work well as part of a team, but capable of planning and organising your own workload

A full Person Specification can be found in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site).

About Our Offer

Along with a competitive salary we are offering;

  • A Contributory pension
  • Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
  • Civil service sports council membership
  • Flexible working policies
  • Career progression opportunities
  • An annual leave entitlement of up to 28 days plus the option to buy more

If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact; Richard Leonard or Adrian Winkley.

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Applications Close on 31/01/2022 and interviews will be held W/C 14/02/2022.

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