Senior Planning Officer (Development Manager)
Location: Brecon
Salary: Grade 10 £37,336 - £40,221 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 22nd July 2024
Interviews: 30th July 2024
National Parks were designated in order to protect beautiful areas for the benefit of the nation. They came about as a result of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, which put a legislative framework in place for the establishment of National Parks in England and Wales.
The Role
- To deal with all aspects of Planning development management casework in the National Park and on the fringes of the National Park
- To assist the Principal Planning Officers in managing the Planning
- Development Management function in order to deliver a quality planning service, to achieve and maintain high levels of performance.
- To help to ensure that the Authority's statutory responsibilities are carried out in accordance with Government legislation, policy, procedure and guidance and accord with National Park statutory purposes.
- To help to ensure that the Planning service is efficient, effective, responsive, fair, inclusive and open to examination.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake the processing of Development Control casework, including but not limited to complex and major planning and related applications, advertisement consents, conservation area consent. listed building consent applications and planning enforcement matters.
- Carry out site inspections, supervision and instructions in respect of consultations, preparation of reports and recommendations. Presentation of nondelegated applications and other development control related matters to Planning Committee.
- Peer review delegated decision reports and planning contravention notices on behalf of the Principal Planning Officers and the Head of Development Management in line with the Scheme of Delegation.
- To undertake when appropriate, EIA screening and provide EIA screening and scoping opinions formally on behalf of the Authority.
- Negotiating with agents, developers, internal consultees and statutory bodies in respect of all planning related work, including development plan preparation, planning applications, pre-application enquiries, the negotiation of Section 106
- Agreements and providing design and sustainable development advice.
- Dealing with preliminary and formal pre-application enquiries in respect of developments within the National Park and major developments on the fringes of the National Park.
Skills and Qualifications
- A recognized qualification, degree or equivalent in Town and Country Planning or a related discipline
- A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in Development Management in the public or private sector
- Good knowledge of planning policy, related legislation and procedures
- Ability to work on own initiative & organise workload effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good communication, interpersonal and report writing skills including proof reading
- Ability to organise meetings with appropriate follow-up work
- Current driving licence
To Apply
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The National Park Authority is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. They believe that the more inclusive their environment is, the better their work will be. They are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the role.