Role Purpose

Support the effective development and regeneration of the Council.
Management of discrete research and policy development / drafting and projects, including management of consultants.
Planning policy and research tasks that enable the successful preparation, examination and implementation / delivery of the Local Plan and associated Area Action Plans and Supplementary Planning Documents.
Cross-Council working to deliver corporate objectives, including infrastructure funding and delivery

Responsibilities

To interpret the implications of other service area activities and make them known within the Planning Service.
To be aware and act upon cross-service and corporate aims and procedures, contribute to initiatives which are intended to enhance service delivery, foster partnerships and liaison with external agencies and organisations, and attend working parties/meetings which pursue closer working arrangements, both within and outside the Council.
Networking, consultation and liaison with other Council staff and other organisations to seek appropriate alignment of Planning Policy with other Council policies.
To monitor the emergence of all new policy and programme initiatives by central Government and by the Mayor for London, to advise on these and where requested, to ensure that timely and effective representations are made on the Council’s behalf.
To manage the preparation of evidence base research to support the development of planning policy and to contribute to making data and analyses widely accessible, and approachably presented.
To be aware of, and actively seek within the team, the observance of local and statutory procedures and good administrative practice in relation to the preparation and implementation of planning policy.

Requirements

Knowledge of current Town and Country planning, practice, procedures and legislation, in one or more areas; within planning, enforcement, policy or development management.
Ability to demonstrate initiative in organising workload and establishing priorities for action, and to carry out the necessary work to the required quality within given deadlines in the context of a busy working environment.
Experience of delivery of major policy documents to agreed timetables and in line with agreed standards.
Experience working with a council or housing association
Ability to negotiate with stakeholders in order to achieve improvements to the quality and outcome of planning policies and to secure stakeholder support.
Ability to present information, verbally and in writing, on planning policy matters in a manner which clearly demonstrates a thorough, structured, logical, and orderly approach.

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Senior Planning Policy Officer

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