Contract to start ASAP until 22-05-26 with a possible extension.

Job purpose:

To supervise the day-to-day work of the planning officers and senior planning officers within the Planning and Development team, to deal with major and complex planning applications and to assist with reviewing and making changes so that the team works in the most efficient and customer-focused way possible.

Responsibilities:

To carry out duties resulting from the application of the Town and Country Planning Act and allied legislation.

To supervise the staff and work of the Planning and Development team, ensuring that work is properly distributed, checked and corrected as necessary, that deadlines are met and that any problems are brought to the attention of the Planning and Development Team Manager.

To motivate and develop the Planning and Development Team so that it is enabled to properly serve the customer and deliver the Council's objectives.

To assess and make recommendations upon major and complex planning applications as required by the Planning and Development Team Manager and to write appeal statements and give evidence at Hearings, Local Inquiries and in the magistrates' court.

To attend the Council's Planning Committee, public meetings and liaison committee meetings including meetings outside normal office hours as may be directed by a manager in respect of planning matters.

To act as the Council's key contact, and provide support/advice, on planning matters to Elected Members, Parish/Town Councils, the public other applicants/agents, other teams within the Council and statutory consultees and to ensure clear lines of communication between the service and its customers.

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