Principal Planning Officer

2 weeks ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

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We have an opportunity for an experienced Policy Planner to further develop their career in plan making within a County Planning Authority and contribute to the delivery of sustainable development across the County.

In the role you will lead, supervise, line manage and coach staff in a small minerals and waste local plan team and manage work undertaken by consultants and suppliers in order to provide an effective minerals and waste planning policy service for the County Council ensuring a balance between the needs of development and wider environmental concerns.

You will need to hold a relevant degree or equivalent in planning or a similar related environmental or legal discipline and hold or be eligible for Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute. You will have varied experience of development plan policy making and have a thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the County Council in the Plan making process and the contribution of plan making to sustainable development. You will have a thorough understanding of current and emerging planning policy legislation and guidance. You will have experience as an expert witness in Examination in Public and in responding to challenge and political awareness within the planning policy role.

We can offer hybrid working with opportunities to work flexibly from the administrative office base, and by agreement from other remote working locations. We can offer a variety of working patterns. Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility

The post is considered by KCC to be in a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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