Assistant Planning Officer

Salary: £15.85 per hour

Assistant Area Planning Officer.

Contribute to the work of the Planning and Development Services Division as a member of a team of professional planning officers. Manage a caseload of planning applications and related matters.

To deal with planning applications (mostly Minor and Householder applications), their professional analysis and appraisal, and with planning appeals. The post holder will provide pre-application advice

To provide specific specialist planning advice in respect of conservation and listed buildings, enforcement and pre-application advice within the experience and training of the post-holder and to prepare guidance and instruction for users of the service in respect of these specialist matters.

To determine whether development proposals require planning/advertisement or listed building consent, with reference to appropriate legislation, and advise accordingly.

To determine relatively straightforward delegated planning applications, and occasionally write reports with recommendations for Development Control Committee.

To provide planning advice via the Planning Service Telephone Duty Rota and answer general telephone enquiries in the Division.

Deal with elected members, statutory agencies, other bodies and the public on planning matters as well as allied activity.

Preparing reports and recommendations in respect of planning applications and other associated activity for assessment and the agreement of the Divisional Manager.

To write policy and review policy documents within the experience and the training of the post-holder.