Town Planner

Senior Planner / Town Planner Start: ASAP Duration: 6 months initially  Rate: Inside IR35  Hybrid Working Arrangement: 1 Day a week onsite  Responsibilities: • Support the NELC statutory planning function by managing a caseload of complex planning applications, including preparing accurate and concise reports, attending committee and preparing appeal statements • Provide development management advice to customers, including applicants, developers, consultees and objectors, both verbally and in writing and through the pre-application advice service • Engage with and process development consent orders on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects including representing the Council as Local Planning Authority at Public Hearings • Negotiate with developers to secure planning gains, such as more appropriate designs • Ensure performance information is accurate and capable of satisfying appropriate audit procedures • Assist in the negotiation and delivery of Section 106 Legal Agreements • Provide planning input to Council strategies Housing Strategy, Local transport Plan, Urban Renaissance, economic regeneration • Deputise for Development Manager as appropriate and necessary and provide necessary cover within the team to ensure the effective delivery of the service Requirements:  • At least 3 years experience of working within a Town Planning Environment • Have experience of drafting Committee reports and making professional recommendations • Have experience of planning appeals • You will have a Planning degree or be working towards a degree and have or be working towards full Chartered membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) • You will have worked on schemes requiring robust and innovative approaches to sensitive or potentially contentious issuesIf you are interested in this role please do apply