Principal Planning Officer
7 days ago
Job Title: Principal Planning Officer
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Rate: £55 per hour via umbrella, inside IR35
Duration: Initial 4-month contract
Hours: Full-time position
Job SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Principal Planning Officer to join our team at Venn Group. As a key member of our Development Management Service team, you will be responsible for a range of complex planning casework to deliver strategic outcomes for the Council.
Key Responsibilities- Decision Taking: Responsible for decision taking under the officer scheme of delegation for planning and other related applications.
- Strategic Priorities: Provide clear direction to deliver the Council's strategic priorities and meet the Council's financial targets.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including parish/town councils, divisional members, and communities.
- Application Evaluation: Analyze and evaluate complex technical information to provide professional advice to statutory consultees, other departments of the Council, developers/applicants, members, and communities.
- Agreement Negotiation: Balance the competing demands of other council services and the viability of the development to make recommendations/determine priorities and negotiate complex S106 agreements.
- Local Government Experience: Local Government experience required for initial shortlisting.
- Qualifications: Degree in Town Planning or related subject and equivalent experience. Membership of (or eligibility to join) the RTPI.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years' experience of working at a Senior level in Development Management/Placemaking and demonstrate the ability to manage a caseload or competing workloads.
- Appeal Experience: Experience of defending the Council at appeal (Hearing/Inquiry).
- Planning Knowledge: Ability to provide detailed advice across a range of planning issues in a development management/planning environment, including process and procedural matters.
- Legislation Interpretation: Interpretation of relevant planning legislation and case law in respect of issues arising from pre-application enquiries, applications, appeals, and planning enforcement.
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