Job Description
Senior Planning Officer, North London Pay rate £34.94 per hour Contract role, Local Government Planning Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Senior Planning Officer in North London This is a contract role, and you will need to have experience in a similar role. Responsibilities
* Processing a range of planning applications, mainly minor and some small-scale majors, in a timely manner, producing robust reports and recommendations to achieve desired and deliverable outcomes.
* Responsible for a designated caseload of applications and related work, to assess and report on planning and other applications and related work appropriate to grade and responsibility.
* The type of cases expected to be dealt with at this level is listed below. This list is not exhaustive and there will be times when cases of a higher or lower complexity will be expected to be completed:
* Mainly minor and some small-scale majors
* Complex householders in conservation areas and Green Belt
* Complex conditions
* Complex House Conversions
* Simpler Listed Building Applications
* Complex Office to Residential Prior Notifications
* Telecom applications
* Be involved with simpler schemes that include the consideration of complex issues (e.g.: affordable housing, viability, Green Belt, etc).
* To prepare reports on planning applications listed above, attend Planning Committees on a regular basis and undertake associated presentations with the support of the lead planning manager.
* To deal with any appeals that are submitted in response to the decision of the Local Planning Authority including the preparation of the Council’s case at written representations stage and/or representing the Council at any Hearings, or Inquiries, arising out of appeals.
* To assist the Council’s Pre-App and Fast-track (PAFT) service by providing pre-application advice to applicants in a timely manner having had regard to, and taking instruction from, colleagues throughout the Council. Involves meeting applicants and writing pre-application reports
Please get in touch for more information. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
* A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
* An easy registration process (all done online)
* Referral schemes and incentives
* Ongoing compliance managed for you
* Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
Please contact Graham Leatham on or email for more information. We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.