Senior Planning Officer

at  Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

SENIOR PLANNING OFFICER

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Maidenhead
02/06/2024
Senior Planning Officer
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details

REQ01867

Job description

ABOUT US:

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is set in the wider county of Berkshire, one of the most economically productive and innovative areas of the country. The borough council – a unitary authority - takes pride in its exceptional team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about providing quality services to the community. RBWM is a unique borough, with huge opportunity given its proximity to London and expanding business sectors, as well as being a major cultural and tourism area which includes international attractions such as Windsor Castle, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse.
Given our Royal connections, the eyes of the world are often on us and we continue to rise to the challenge.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic senior planning officer to join our development management team.

THE ROLE:

The senior planning officer would deal with a wide range of applications, pre-application enquiries and appeals, focusing on minor and small scale major applications; providing advice and answering enquiries; dealing with planning appeals under both written representations and hearing procedures; and presenting applications to Planning Committee. You may also be asked to help more senior officers with larger and more complex applications and condition discharges.

YOUR ROLE WILL INVOLVE:

• Processing minor and major planning applications
• Providing pre-application advice to customers
• Defending decisions at planning appeal