Town Planning Assistant (Development Management)

Exciting Opportunities to Join a Dynamic Planning Team

The City of London is looking for an outstanding candidate to be part of its dedicated Development Planning Team for a fixed period of two years. As a member of the RTPI London Planning Team of the Year, you will work proactively and collaboratively with planning colleagues, applicants and stakeholders to deliver genuinely world class development.

The City of London, as the world’s leading financial centre prides itself on providing certainty and a strong and healthy pipeline of development that delivers on the new spatial vision for creating a Destination City. Transforming the Square Mile’s leisure offer, creating a leading destination for UK and international visitors, workers, and residents. Planning in the City reconciles growth and development with the stewardship of a unique heritage alongside the creation of world class sustainable places.

Our areas at Blackfriars, the former Museum of London, Smithfield and Liverpool Street will be undergoing transformational change as the City moves into a new era, impacting the capital more widely and maintaining the City’s position on the global stage.

It is our aim to be an inclusive and sustainable place for all. If you share this vision, then we would like to hear from you.

About You

You will be a member of our Development Management Team who will be working collaboratively with planning colleagues, including Design, Transport, Sustainability, S106, Accessibility and Public Realm Planers, to provide an integrated approach to the development in the City. You will undertake the evaluation and negotiation of routine/minor development proposals and provide support to more senior officers on complex applications to ensure delivery of high quality, efficient and effective development service of the Department.

A creative, solution focused and agile planner with a focus on the bigger picture, you will bring to the role an excellent understanding of the planning system, good negotiation skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with other planners in the division who work on all aspects of Development Management.

You will have to resolve development issues that may arise in the management, evaluation and negotiation of a wide range of small-scale straightforward planning applications. You would need to be responsive to the ever evolving nature of the Square Mile and respectful to its rich heritage while being able to demonstrate procedural competence and comprehensive rigour in assessing applications.

You will be required to hold a degree or equivalent in Town Planning or a related discipline along with proven working experience and membership or eligibility for membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute or other relevant professional body.

Effective communicators with excellent interpersonal skills, you will be IT literate with working knowledge of MS Office Suite.

A commitment to excellent customer services, a flexible approach to work and the ability to work to very strict deadlines are essential qualities for these roles.

Closing date: 12 noon, 5 July 2024.

Interviews will be scheduled shortly afterwards.

To apply online please click the apply button.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV0304. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.