Conservation/Planning Officer Full Time Temporary

Conservation/Planning Officer based in Trowbridge with a rate of £24.02 per hr

This is a full time temporary role  

Employer Reference:489787

This role will involve:

• To effectively process planning and listed building applications from receipt to determination making recommendations for delegation or determination by Committee. Processing applications involves: site visit; consider consultation responses (town/parish councils; highways authority; neighbouring property owners; etc) applying relevant policies and procedures; assessing issues of design and amenity; assessing impact of proposals upon heritage assets; negotiating with applicants/consultees; and making recommendations.
• To interpret often complex planning/heritage legislation and policy (with support from Senior Officers) in order to give specialist advice (e.g. design) to offer effective pre application advice (discussions prior to a planning application being submitted).  Advice given to developers, architects, planning consultants, landowners and members of the public.
• To write reports assessing planning/listed building applications and making clear recommendations (to the Senior Officer/Team Leader or to Members of the Area Planning Planning Committee) to enable robust defensible decisions to be made. Officers may be required to attend planning committees to present their reports and answer any questions raised by members.
• Preparation of written appeal statements, representing the client’s case at hearings under the Planning Acts including the defence of the client against costs at informal hearings. An ‘informal’ hearing is a way of dealing with planning appeals with an independent Inspector assessing the opposing cases being put by the client and appellant.  These are informal in structure (unlike the quasi-judicial format of an Inquiry) but officers are subject to rigorous questioning by the Inspector and applicants representatives.

Ideally candidates will have:

• Recognised planning qualification (degree level) and eligible for membership of Royal Town Planning Institute (MRTPI) Or Recognised conservation qualification (degree level) and eligible for Membership of Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) or an equivalent and recognised organisation.
• Knowledge of planning practice, procedures legislation, advice and policies or historic building and conservation practice, procedures legislation, advice and policies
• IT skills Keyboard /computer skills – including knowledge of databases and GIS.

 Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to cvs@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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