Principal Planning Officer
* Hourly Rate: Up to £55 per hour via umbrella
* Location: Directorate of Regeneration & Environment
* Job Type: Contract
We are seeking a Principal Planning Officer to deliver and implement corporate and directorate objectives through specialist planning advice. This role involves dealing with major and other planning applications, policy development, and associated services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in local authority planning, with extensive experience in policy planning and development management.
Day-to-day of the role:
1. Provide clear, effective advice on Development Management and Planning Policy to achieve borough, corporate, and service priorities.
2. Manage a caseload of major and other planning applications, determining all planning applications and other matters in accordance with the Council’s approved scheme of delegation.
3. Develop and implement statutory and non-statutory policy and strategy, including all aspects of statutory planning policy.
4. Prepare and advise on CIL/s106 matters including policy and implementation.
5. Engage in pre-application discussions and negotiations with developers to identify requirements, interpret policies, and improve proposals.
6. Act as the Council’s expert witness in connection with planning/enforcement appeals and/or examinations in public....