Principal Planning Officer - Housing, Benefits & Planning
Location
Ashton Under Lyne, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Interim Principal Planning Officer - Housing, Benefits & Planning Reference no: Tameside TCL 0008 9AC1 / 1 Pay rate: Up to £27.44 per hour PAYE depending on experience Hours per week: 36 Monday to Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 2 months City: ASHTON UNDER LYNE Hybrid working A Principal Planning Officer is required to undertake the management of major planning application caseload, reviewing case officer reports and signing off of planning decisions under delegated authority. To mentor three case officers and contribute to weekly management team and team meetings.
Key responsibilities:
- Act as lead officer for the council on major, complex and controversial development proposals at all stages of the planning process (and related matters) in a timely professional manner which meets the necessary statutory, departmental or other timescale as may be agreed.
- Write clear, professional reports on complex planning issues, either for presentation to Committee, external groups, or for decisions by the relevant management team within the Council.
- Where required, to sign off applications, consultation responses and other related decisions and reports for relevant committees under delegated powers within the bounds of the relevant scheme of delegation, and if necessary, referring matters for approval to the Team Manager as appropriate and agreed within the delegation scheme or any other established protocols.
- Mentor three case officers and contribute to weekly management team and team meetings.
- Advise and assist Elected Members and Customers (internal and external) with timely and professional advice on planning related issues.
- Provide advice and assist community groups and external partners on planning related issues with timely and professional advice on planning related issues.
- Make a significant contribution to the regeneration and growth of the Borough and to contribute towards the priority of Economic Growth through the application of Planning (and related) powers and through working in partnership with other businesses within the Council and partner agencies outside of the Council.
- Prepare questionnaires, written statements, proofs of evidence and appear at public inquiries, hearings and at court, to present the Council’s case and act as a professional witness.
- Negotiate S106 legal agreements in the development and major application process and, where required, to assist with monitoring S106 legal agreements in respect of major developments.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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