Based in Honiton paying £32,000

This is a full time Permanent role.    

Our client is looking for a Senior Planning Officer. To support the Team Leader and Development Manager in providing a development management service to achieve the priorities and objectives.

The successful candidate will be dealing with applications for planning permission (including major applications), advertisement consent, Listed Building consent, other applications under Local Development Orders, and discharge of conditions etc including, site inspections, negotiations with applicants/agents, consultations with appropriate departments, organisations, individuals, written reasoned justifications and formulating recommendations for consideration by Development Management Committee and Service Lead – Planning Strategy and Development Management.

Providing advice and guidance to the general public, agents and applicants and other sections and Departments and other bodies on planning matters.

To negotiate and organise the necessary legal agreements and the monitoring and reviewing progress of planning obligations.

Preparing and presenting the Local Planning Authority’s case in connection with Appeals against the decisions of the Local Planning Authority.

Investigating breaches or alleged breaches of planning control and initiating enforcement procedures with liaison with the enforcement team.

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.

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