Job Description

Role Purpose

The purpose of this job is to manage an application/enforcement/conservation & design caseload (principally comprising non-major work for applications) including making recommendations and handling any appeals, and giving compliance/pre-application and general planning advice in accordance with the Council’s corporate Core Principles, Key Aims, Service Plans, Financial Regulations and Standing Orders and agreed procedures. To ensure the provision of a first class service to customers.

Responsibilities

Process a variety of applications together with giving specialist observations and pre-application advice. Undertake consultations, site visits, evaluation and negotiation in order to generate high quality recommendations.

Undertake enforcement investigations, appeals and submissions under the Planning Acts, Orders and Regulations, including consultations, site visits, evaluation and negotiation with applicants/transgressors and other interested parties.

Provide advice on possible breaches of planning control, including obtaining evidence, negotiation with interested parties, making recommendations for action, following up decisions on recommendations and instigating and effecting necessary legal proceedings in order to pursue breaches in planning controls.

Prepare representations on behalf of the Council for appeals under the Planning Acts. To prepare such representations in compliance with the timetables required by the Government’s Planning Inspectorate.

Prepare papers necessary for the pursuit of prosecutions. As a representative of the Council attend Court to give evidence.

Requirements

To hold a degree level qualification in an appropriate discipline and be able to complete a professional qualification related to the post held.

Knowledge and experience of current legislation and working practices relating to the post applied for.

Ability to prepare evidence for and initiate legal proceedings under planning legislation, and to give evidence at Hearings, Inquiries and/or Court Hearings.

Ability to carry out functions related to the processing of applications, including the validation of applications.

Ability and experience of leading on and delivering process, service and/or information system improvement projects and/or the development of policy, procedure and practice notes.

Contract

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Principal Officer - Principal Planner

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