Senior Planning Officer
3 months on-going contract, Inside IR35
Gloucestershire
About the role
The Senior Planning Officer is a key member of the County Council's Planning Development Management service. They are expected to self-manage and function largely independently but should also be willing to engage and contribute to service-wide advancement and support the delivery of best practice through their planning knowledge and gained experiences. From time-to-time, the Senior Planner will need to be flexible and adaptable for the good of the service, working on different priorities and projects as directed by the Principal Planning Officer, and Team Manager.
The Senior Planning Officers key tasks include: - progressing a varied caseload of planning applications from submission to determination, often with proposals that comprise complex land-use planning challenges, and / or which are of a high-profile or controversial nature; advising prospective applicants and others on land-use planning matters and assessment requirements through the Council's pre-application advice service, responding to general and technical enquiries about land-use planning matters, supporting local policy makers and planning enforcement colleagues, and representing the Council Planning Development Management service internally and at external events and meetings.
Responsibilities
Manage a varied caseload of planning applications determined by the County Council. This will...