Senior Conservation Officer
* Job Type: Temporary Contract, Full-Time, Hybrid
* Salary: £20.98 - £40 PAYE per hour
* Location: Huddersfield, HD1
Join the Council’s Development Management team within the Conservation and Design Team. As a Senior Conservation Officer, you will provide professional advice, guidance, interpretation, and evaluation on heritage conservation as it relates to pre-planning enquiries, planning applications, appeals, and consents.
Day-to-day of the role:
1. Provide heritage advice during pre-application discussions and planning applications.
2. Contribute to the Council’s Local Plan and policies concerning heritage conservation issues, ensuring compliance with agreed targets, timescales, and priorities.
3. Conduct surveys and assessments for Listed Building Consent applications and the designation of conservation areas.
4. Respond to enquiries from applicants, agents, and developers, advising on planning and related permissions and the procedures to be followed.
5. Discuss, consult, and negotiate on proposals; prepare reports and formulate recommendations on planning applications.
6. Prepare the Council’s written statements for planning and enforcement appeals or to initiate enforcement action against breaches of planning control in relation to heritage.
7. Attend public inquiries, informal hearings, and/or court proceedings to give e...