Assistant Landscape Officer

3 weeks ago


Yate, United Kingdom South Gloucestershire Council Full time

How you'll make a difference

We are determined that South Gloucestershire will be a great place to live and work. Our Planning Service comprises of three main elements: Development Management, Major Sites and Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice, who work strongly together to deliver a one-service joined-up approach for our customers.

Working in the Strategic Planning Policy and Specialist Advice team you'll make a difference providing advice to support the council’s development management and plan making statutory responsibilities in relation to matters of landscape character and management.

What you will be doing? 
Under the day-to-day supervision of the Principal Landscape Officer: You'll give landscape advice to development management case officers to support the timely and effective determination of planning applications. This will include site visits as required and liaison with other specialist officers. Using you experience and knowledge you will provide landscape advice to contribute to the consideration of landscape and visual impact assessments, EIA screening and scoping opinions and pre-applications advice, and assistance in planning enforcement matters relating to landscape issues. When required you will support the development of our new Local Plan policy, strategy and guidance formulation which has implications for landscape character and management. You'll contribute to the development and maintenance of GIS mapping databases and monitoring systems relating to the natural environment. Within the service you'll attend committee meetings and may be required to assist in the preparation of written appeal statements. You will provide and present information and advice, including answering requests for information on the above matters to other departments, outside organisations, and the public, as appropriate, and to represent the department on appropriate working groups.

What we need from you

It is essential that you are educated to degree/diploma level in Landscape Architecture or other relevant discipline You will be a member (including student member) of the Landscape Institute We require some relevant experience and or knowledge of the development management procedures, the planning system and legislation, and current landscape Institute guidance It is crucial to have excellent verbal, problem solving, written and interpersonal communication skills You will have some experience of GIS mapping systems or similar mapping systems You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle.or have alternative appropriate means of travel.


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