Temporary Planning Officer - DM
Reference no: Richmond & Wandsworth 7537-1
Pay Rate: £17.56 per hour PAYE
Working Hours: 36 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
Assignment Duration: This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: TWICKENHAM, LONDON
Working in DM Team processing planning applications, pre-application enquiries and appeals.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Work on a range of development management case work including pre-application advice, the processing of planning applications, Certificate of Lawfulness, prior notification and advertisement applications, ensuring that these are effectively and efficiently carried out to identifiable deadlines in a manner that is consistent with planning policy and is successful in meeting corporate targets and objectives.
2. Assess, negotiate and set out clear and robust recommendations in an accurate, well written officer report based on relevant planning policies and other material considerations.
3. Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and take a proactive approach to relevant changes in legislation.
4. Ensure that the electronic copy of the planning application, pre-application advice and correspondence is the master copy and that all electronic and paper copies of your own case work are up-to-date before any decision is made.
5. Provide advice and guidance in response to planning best practice, procedure or policy within a legal/organisational policy framework.
6. Ensure that service-wide and corporate performance indicators, targets and customer service standards are met for the full range of the workload.
7. Lead on the preparation of evidence for written representation appeals.
8. Initiate and participate in matters relating to compliance and enforcement matters and conflict resolution to ensure high quality innovative outcomes that reflect Council-wide objectives and policies.
Qualifications:
* A degree in planning or other appropriate professional qualification and a member of the RTPI or eligible for or working toward full membership.
Knowledge:
* Developing knowledge and understanding of Planning legislation, policy guidance and circulars, practice and case law and the ability to apply that knowledge in negotiating and delivering highly complex and high risk planning applications within agreed timeframes in order to deliver a responsive, high quality service.
* Knowledge and understanding of effective customer relations and customer care practices.
* Understanding of the need to negotiate and deliver planning and other consent applications within agreed timeframes in order to deliver a responsive, high quality service.
* Clear understanding of IT systems generally including Microsoft Office, measuring software and planning database system and document management systems.
Experience:
* Relevant experience in local government planning work including preparation of development plan documents or dealing with enforcement complaints or planning applications or equivalent.
Skills & Abilities:
* Articulate in written and oral communication skills with particular reference to report and letter writing, public speaking, presentation skills and communicating with Members, the public, staff and other professionals.
* Work effectively to meet challenging deadlines and manage competing and changing priorities.
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