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Work Pattern:Monday – Thursday 8.45am – 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am – 4.15pm
South Lanarkshire Council offers an exciting opportunity to work in one of the largest local authority areas in Scotland. The area combines strategic urban centres as well as a network of smaller rural towns and villages set within an extensive rural area that contains attractive landscape character and built heritage assets such as the New Lanark World Heritage Site. An opportunity has arisen in the Council's Planning Service for an Advanced Planning Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for a varied workload of applications in one of the Council’s Development Management area teams, responsible for;
* Processing planning, advertisement, listed building and other statutory applications; monitoring development approvals and consents; providing development advice to agents, developers and landowners;
* The preparation and implementation of development and design policies and advice; the production of development and disposal briefs; the preparation and implementation of urban and rural design and conservation policies and proposals.
* Preparing and presenting the Council’s case at appeals, inquiries and hearings. Preparation and presentation of reports to Committees.
* Contributing to the preparation of planning policies and strategies and contribution to the preparation and implementation of corporate and other Service strategies.
* Liaising with other sections within the Service to provide information and assistance as required. Responding to requests for information and assistance, participate in discussions as appropriate. Provide information and advice on planning matters to members of the general public, community and other organisations, Elected Members, developers, development agencies and other services.
The successful applicant should be an experienced planning professional and hold an accredited planning qualification or a degree in a related built environment discipline. For this role you will be expected to demonstrate Job Specific and Behaviours as contained within the job profile.
Please Apply online -All correspondence will be via your email address.
Preferred candidates identified after theselection eventprocess will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, toensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Legislative Information
The preferred candidate will be subject to a Basic Disclosure provided by Disclosure Scotland prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.
Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
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