Job Description

Planning Officer, Staffordshire area
Pay rate to 50 per hour
Contract role, Local Authority Planning
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Planning Officer in the Stoke area.
You will need to have experience in a similar role in a Local Authority Planning setting.
Job Purpose
To provide professional planning advice and guidance and to recommend decisions about planning applications in line with the City Council's business needs; with particular focus on delivering the objectives of the core Development Management Team.
Key Duties/Responsibilities

• To provide sound advice about planning law, policy and guidance, following standard procedures, best practice and Council objectives.

To critically appraise and recommend decisions on formal applications and enforcement complaints under planning and associated legislation (including those relating to listed buildings, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, advertisements, hazardous substances etc), together with any plans or supporting documentation supplied, to ensure compliance with appropriate legislation and approved policies.

• To help businesses in Stoke-on-Trent to develop and grow by giving practical advice about planning and other Council services and putting businesses in touch with others who can help.

• To provide sound professional planning input to the design and delivery of sustainable site and area based regeneration priorities, all in accordance with the corporate business plan and development programmes.

• To carry out any monitoring, research or investigation needed to support planning decisions.

• To validate planning applications.

• To write and present reports to committees and other meetings as required.

• To identify opportunities for the Council to invest in regeneration projects.

• To support the duty system.

• To write published planning advice and information.

• To support the monitoring of planning conditions, planning obligations and development in progress.

Please get in touch for more information.
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to

• An easy registration process (all done online)

• Referral schemes and incentives

• Ongoing compliance managed for you

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn't the role for you, contact us about other roles.

Skills Required