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SalaryArea Planning Deputy Team Leader
Hillingdon, London
£25 - £40 per hour PAYE.
Contract
We are currently on the lookout for a diligent and motivated Area Planning Deputy Team Leader to take a leading role in providing a high quality, customer focused Planning Service by dealing efficiently and effectively with all aspects of the full range of planning applications and planning enquiries.
The Role:
- Manage own case load of the most complex planning applications and pre-application submissions (Major & Complex Minor Applications) from validation stage through to making recommendations to approve or refuse submissions. Undertaking site inspections and consultations as necessary, in accordance with agreed targets, timescales and priorities.
- Ensuring a business-friendly planning service is provided to planning agents during the processing of planning submissions.
- Ensuring that a high standard of customer service is provided so that resident and agents feedback of Hillingdon Planning Services is positive.
- To promote responsive relations between case officers and applicants to improve developer confidence in the Planning Service.
The Candidate:
- Degree in Town & Country Planning, or equivalent discipline (such as geography, construction, architecture or design)
- Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute or eligibility to apply for membership of the RTPI
- Undertake on-going CPD (consistent with RTPI recommendations).
- Ability to undertake site visits
- A UK Driving Licence
- Experience of handling complex planning applications and pre-application submissions and recommending appropriate actions
- Experience of defending the Council at planning appeals, inquiry or in court proceedings
- Experience of or ability to supervise a team working on complex demanding caseloads
- Experience of managing workloads to ensure that performance targets are met or exceeded
How to apply:
If you are interested in our Area Planning Deputy Team Leader role, Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; or call me on; .
