Your New Organisation
Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.
We are a vibrant place to live and work, offering coastal living alongside excellent and fast transport links into London.
We have some 180,000 residents, with 7 miles of waterfront, an international airport, a university, and great transport links to London and surrounding areas. The Planning team achieves nationally leading application performance and has a history of dealing with high-profile projects.
Your new role
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Principal Planner to join our Planning team on an interim basis. This full-time and interim role is for 6 months, offers a hybrid working pattern and presents an excellent opportunity for a senior planning professional to provide expert support during a key period for the service. We are seeking an experienced, knowledgeable, and highly focused individual to act as the Principal Planner lead for the Council's handling of a decision on a major outline planning application for a 2000-home residential development within the City's green belt.
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