Principal Planning Officer RQ606057 Full Time Temporary

Principal Planning Officer needed in Somerset £25.00 per hr ref RQ606057

Full time hours on a temporary basis.

This role will involve:

• Be involved in direct service delivery for specific areas of Development Management and provide the technical lead for the most complex major and other applications and cases to deliver a work programme in compliance with legislation, regulations, relevant codes of practice, policies and council priorities.
• Manage development proposals through the development process including examining, processing and evaluating strategically important major planning and related applications including pre-and post-application advice, site inspections, negotiations, preparation and presentation of reports to a range of audiences. Making decisions on planning applications, non-material amendments, EIA screening and scoping and pre-application enquiries under the general direction of the Service Managers
• Carry a case load of individual applications/cases where the problems presented are consistently challenging and complex and require advanced levels of skill and knowledge.
• Work with colleagues to advise, identify and scope differing service requirements for developers’ section 106 contributions and Community Infrastructure Levy and conduct negotiations on behalf of the client.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to beth@essentialemploy.co.uk  quoting the reference number

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