Planning Officer

3 weeks ago


Richmond, United Kingdom NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Full time

**Planning Officer**

**Salary**: Entry Level £30,151 to £33,820; Higher Level £33,820 to £38,296

**Grade**:I - JK

**Contract**: Permanent, Part-time and Full-time contracts available

**Location**:Hybrid - You can work from home and from one of our office bases in Selby, Richmond, Scarborough, Malton, Northallerton, Skipton and Harrogate, whilst you cover an allocated part of the region.

**Our team**

The Council’s Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the area can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work.

This is an extremely exciting time to join us as we move forward as the new North Yorkshire Council. Our all-new Planning service is at the heart of change and development within communities across our vast and varied geography, making it one of the largest Planning Services in the country. We will tackle diverse projects from domestic through to national infrastructure - offering opportunities for staff to develop expertise and contribute to projects that shape our area. If you are ambitious about your future in Planning this is a great time to join us as we invest in building a world class planning service, whilst being community focussed on a local level.

We operate a hybrid model of working, offering the opportunity for our staff to work from home, but also from a base within your ‘patch’ to enable you to be fully immersed within the community in which you will provide your skills and expertise. Bases of work include Selby, Richmond, Scarborough, Malton, Northallerton, Skipton and Harrogate.

We have many other opportunities in our new North Yorkshire Planning Service, for more information visit our Planning Opportunities Page:
**Role summary**

The post holder will help to deliver a proactive, customer focused and compliant ‘end
- to-end’ development management service that meets statutory requirements. Including contributing to the delivery of excellent performance and customer service, planned outcomes, targets and objectives and continuous improvement.

**Duties and responsibilities**

Planning Officer (Entry Level)
- Undertake site inspections and attend site meetings as required.
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post/grade as directed by your manager or any member of the Service Management Team.
- Keep up to date with planning regulations, policy and legislation.
- Promote excellent customer care that meets or exceed the expectations of stakeholders, Members, customers and the community, including advice to Members of the Council and the general public on planning and related matters.

Planning Officer (Higher Level)
- Preparation of reports for and occasional attendance at Planning Committee, Public Meetings, working parties, consultative fora and any other relevant groups, to present reports and represent the Service as required.
- Assist in dealing with planning appeal procedures, assist in the preparation of evidence and advice in respect of policy matters relating to appeals through Written Representations, Informal Hearing or Public Inquiry procedures.
- To negotiate community benefits from development proposals through legal agreements in line with Council policies including section 106 obligations and/or Community Infrastructure Levy payments
- Maintain continual professional development.

**What you will bring**

Experience / Qualifications:

- Entry Level - Educated to A level or equivalent
- Proven equivalent level of technical and organisational knowledge in own specific field.
- Knowledgeable and competent in the availability and use of IT systems, especially the use of Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of planning legislation and regulations.
- Presentation skills.
- Effective customer care skills, including how to understand, deliver and manage customer expectations.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise a workload.

**What we can offer**

The service has embraced modern work practices, enabling colleagues to work from home, other offices and client premises. We come together as a team for development, connection and collaboration, otherwise we work where its most productive to do so. You will be provided with technology to enable efficient and effective work, ensuring that you are connected and well supported. You are provided with a comprehensive benefits package with an excellent employer defined pension scheme, enhance holidays, flexible working to help you thrive at home and well as work.

You will have the full support of the service to enable you to develop both knowledge and skills to help further progress your career.

A variety of benefits are available such as generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working, excellent pension scheme, salary sacrifice car, cycle, technology and childcare schemes and a package of ‘Everybody Benefits’ shopping vouchers, discounts and more. Please see our total reward


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