Senior Planner
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As a Senior Planner you will be part of an ambitious successful team providing a high quality customer focussed timely and outcome-based Development Management addition you will positively contribute to the delivery of a planning service in accordance with the aims objectives and priorities of the Council to agreed performance standards and in a cost-effective manner.
The role is hybrid attendance at the office is required for fixed days each week. There may be times when it is expected for the post holder to travel outside of the Borough to deliver services on behalf of Barnet.
Processing a range of planning applications mainly minor and some small-scale majors in a timely manner producing robust reports and recommendations to achieve desired and deliverable outcomes.
Responsible for a designated caseload of applications and related work to assess and report on planning and other applications and related work appropriate to grade and responsibility.
Responsible for a designated caseload of applications and related work to assess and report on planning and other applications and related work appropriate to grade and responsibility. The type of cases expected to be dealt with at this level is listed below. This list is not exhaustive and there will be times when cases of a higher or lower complexity will be expected to be completed:
Mainly minor and some small-scale majors
Complex householders in conservation areas and Green Belt
Complex conditions
Complex House Conversions
Simpler Listed Building ApplicationsComplex Office to Residential Prior Notifications
Telecom applications
Be involved with simpler schemes that include the consideration of complex issues (e.g.: affordable housing viability Green Belt etc).
To prepare reports on planning applications listed above attend Planning Committees on a regular basis and undertake associated presentations with the support of the lead planning manager.
To deal with any appeals that are submitted in response to the decision of the Local Planning Authority including the preparation of the Councils case at written representations stageand/or representing the Council at any Hearings or Inquiries arising out of appeals.
To assist the Councils Pre-App and Fast-track (PAFT) service by providing pre-application advice to applicants in a timely manner having had regard to and taking instruction from colleagues throughout the Council. Involves meeting applicants and writing pre-application reports.
- 31 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
- Work-life balance options may include hybrid working flexitime job share home working part-time
- A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers supermarkets energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work eye care vouchers travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance
Responsibilities
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Six Sigma
- Construction Estimating
- Earned Value Management
- Emergency Management
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Project Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Microsoft Project
- Auto Estimating
- Exercise Planning
About Company
About the Growth Directorate Within Growth, we are shaping Barnet as a place to Live, Work, Study and Visit. Through Barnet’s Growth Strategy we are delivering the housing, connectivity, support for businesses and town centers, and social infrastructure needed to sustain and improve l ... View more
