Principal Planning Officer Contract Full Time

Principal Planning Officer based in Kensington and the rate is £39.55 ph PAYE

This is a full time temporary contract role.

Employer Reference:                  5204797

• Inspecting plans, carrying out site visits and assessing development proposals and possible breaches of planning control, including monitoring
• Providing advice to applicants and other customers, including on whether permission/consent is likely to be granted and how schemes may be altered so permission/consent may be granted, and negotiating planning applications and enforcement matters (often with a gross value of many millions of pounds and negotiating significant financial contributions through legal agreements such as under s106), considering alternatives and recommending the most appropriate course of action
• Advising third parties about planning matters and the scope of planning control
• Maintaining notes of site visits, meetings and records of actions
• Drafting reports and recommending whether applications are granted or refused and whether enforcement action should be taken for submission to planning committee or for decision by the Director or Operational Head of Development Management.

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.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

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