Senior Planning Enforcement

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has an opportunity for Senior Planning Enforcement on a 2 month contract with a possibility of an extension.

This position will be a total of 36 hours per week, with hours from 09:00am – 17:30pm.

Job Purpose:

To undertake the Council’s responsibilities for the investigation and resolution of alleged breaches of planning control under the Town and Country Planning Acts and related legislation in the Borough. To assist in the achievement of the authority’s key purposes and the continuous improvement of its performance. To assist in maintaining consistency with the Council’s quality and equality perspectives.

Job Specific Accountabilities:

• Authorised officer for the undertaking of the Council’s statutory functions in relation to Town and Country Planning Act, permitted development rights and associated legislation.
• Demonstrable ability to interpret and assess plans
• Planning enforcement/ investigation/ required to support the functions of the team
• Determine whether a breach of planning control exists and to recommend what appropriate action should be pursued to remedy the breach as speedily as possible.
• Authorised officer for the undertaking of the Council’s statutory functions in relation to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ( as amended) and associated legislation
• Maintain up to date knowledge of all legislation, government advice, case histories and new techniques of investigation.
• To investigate complaints relating to unauthorised development and other contraventions of planning control, using enforcement techniques of surveillance and evidence gathering/inspections, accurately record and electronically.
• Provide advice to developers, Members, the public, other departments and outside bodies verbally and in writing, and record such advice. Advice on permitted development and enforcement enquiries and to make assessments of Permitted Development, in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
• Deliver a specialist aspect of service delivery, which engages customers / stakeholders and enables them to make effective use of the service.
• Maintain all required records and information. Analyse and interpret complex information, for input into reports.
• Develop specialist documents / materials / activities to support / promote the service area.
• Deliver a specialist aspect of service delivery, which engages customers / stakeholders and enables them to make effective use of the service.
• Maintain all required records and information. Analyse and interpret complex information, for input into reports.
• Develop specialist documents / materials / activities to support / promote the service area.
• Develop good working relationships, develop community links and communicate effectively with internal / external organisations / partners and stakeholders. Represent specialist area internally and / or externally.
• Ensure the necessary standards relating to safeguarding best practices/protocols are effectively communicated, monitored and maintained as relevant within the scope of this post.

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience:

• Educated to degree standard, or training for (or has) planning related qualification
• Proficient at handling difficult people effectively Negotiation skills, Good verbal communication
• Experience of working independently and on own initiative to meet deadline
• Experience of organising work and maintain satisfactory work records
• Experience of working in a team environment
• To participate, with appropriate supervision, in the full range of work of the team including responding to general enquiries, assessing works to trees and tree preservation orders, enforcement investigations and advertisement control.
• Proven Experience in a range of technical activities relating to planning legislation and planning enforcement.
• Understanding and working knowledge of Planning Law
• Proven Experience in Planning Legislation in relation to the Town and Country Planning Act and associated legislation
• Experience of working in and with multi-agency enforcement to achieve compliance across a range of service areas, i.e. Tasking days Projects, Ward Walks
• To be proficient in the collection & presentation of evidence
• Proven experience working with planning related systems, GIS, CIVICA, MVM
• Experience of RIPA and interviewing under PACE,
• To have the ability to write witness statements and appeal statements

To get more information about this role and how to apply please contact Kartik.