Planning Officer

Venn Group ,
Leicester, Leicestershire
Contract Type: Contract

Overview

Urgent Requirement : Planning Officer Location: East Midlands – Local Government Rate: Negotiable dependant on experience We are currently working on an urgent requirement for a Senior Planning Officer at a busy local authority in Leicester. You will be required to carry out all relevant professional duties in relation to the County Council’s planning functions including the preparation of planning policy documents, processing planning applications, site monitoring, enforcement and other associated work. Main Duties and Responsibilities To undertake all necessary work associated with the determination of planning applications, including the review of mineral permissions, discharging conditions, undertaking and responding to consultations, site survey work, preparing reports and formulating recommendations to County Council meetings To undertake all necessary work associated with the County Council’s statutory planning policy function, including the preparation, monitoring and review of the Minerals and Waste Local Plan (including work relating to the statutory duty to co-operate), preparation of the Local Development Scheme and Statement of Community Involvement. Dealing with all relevant planning enforcement matters, including monitoring developments, investigation and taking enforcement action against alleged breaches of planning control, recording cases, responding to complaints and taking enforcement action as appropriate. Preparing and overseeing a programme of monitoring for mineral and waste sites in the County, including the supervision of staff undertaking site monitoring and liaising with site operators. Work pro-actively and collaboratively with stakeholders to deliver an effective and high-quality planning service. Full JD available upon request For more information on this or other Local Gov Jobs, please in the first instance email your CV to Natalie Cox or Hannah Fritz-Lewis on the Midlands Local Gov Team at or call Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates. If you aren’t currently looking for work but know of someone who is, please pass these details on. Please note should this position not be applicable to you and you are currently looking for a new role, Venn Group recruit across the board within Local Government so send across your updated CV the Midlands Local Gov Team