KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree, Post-Graduate Degree or Masters in Planning or related subject
• Eligible for Membership of RTPI
• Evidence of working on major and complex cases.
• Able to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of planning legislation and regulations.
• Effective customer care skills, including how to understand, deliver and manage customer expectations.
• Ability to organise workloads and manage time work to strict deadlines.

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We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

HYBRID – WORK FROM HOME AND FROM ONE OF OUR OFFICE LOCATIONS IN SELBY, RICHMOND, NORTHALLERTON, SKIPTON, OR HARROGATE. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ALLOCATED AREA WITHIN THE REGION.

Join one of the largest planning services in the country! We are looking for a Principal Planning Officer to join our Planning Services at North Yorkshire Council.

ROLE SUMMARY…

You will undertake all aspects of development management, with the objective of achieving quality planning decisions in a timely manner and ensuring that decisions are implemented in accordance with the relevant conditions.
Manage a caseload of pre-application enquiries, applications for planning permission and other consenting regimes, and appeals submitted under the Town and Country Planning Acts and other related legislation.
Provision of planning and other related advice.
Attend Planning Committee meetings and other relevant internal and external groups to present reports and represent the service.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES…

• Act as case officer on complex planning applications with often competing material considerations and some controversial applications including associated appeals work.
• Project Manage strategic development sites in accordance with legislation, policies, and guidance
• Undertake site inspections, attend site meetings including formal Committee Site Visits.
• To negotiate community benefits from development proposals through legal agreements in line with Council policies including section 106 obligations and/or Community Infrastructure Levy payments.
• Investigate and reply to queries and complaints about the planning service made under the Council’s corporate complaints policy and Ombudsman investigations when required.