Planning Compliance Officer (Development Management)
Salary: £29,269 – £32,076
Contract: Contract: Permanent, Part-time and Full-time contracts available
Location: Hybrid - You can work from home and from one of our office bases in Selby, Harrogate or Skipton to allow for the reactive nature of the role.
Our team…
The Council’s Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the area can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work.
This is an extremely exciting time to join us as we move forward as the new North Yorkshire Council. Our all-new Planning service is at the heart of change and development within communities across our vast and varied geography, making it one of the largest Planning Services in the country. We will tackle diverse projects from domestic through to national infrastructure – offering opportunities for staff to develop expertise and contribute to projects that shape our area. If you are ambitious about your future in Planning this is a great time to join us as we invest in building a world class planning service, whilst being community focussed on a local level.
We operate a hybrid model of working, offering the opportunity for our staff to work from home, but also from a base within your ‘patch’ to enable you to be fully immersed within the community in which you will provide your skills and expertise. Bases of work are either Scarborough or Malton to allow for the reactive nature of the post.
Role summary…
The role involves investigating and researching cases where non-compliance with planning permissions may have occurred and deciding on how to proceed through conducting research into planning records to obtain site history and other relevant information. In addition, carrying out of site investigations in respect of specific cases and providing advice as to how particular problems might be resolved and preparing reports to recommend formal enforcement action if necessary and appropriate.
The post holder will work with colleagues to build relationships and understanding across the Service and the wider Council; supporting each other to deliver excellent cross-service communication and corporate priorities and liaising with statutory bodies and other organisations.
Duties and responsibilities…
- Investigate and research cases where non-compliance with planning permission may have occurred.
- Receive complaints and enquiries which might involve an allegation of non-compliance with a planning permission and decide on how to proceed in each case.
- Conduct detailed research into planning records to obtain site history and other relevant information.
- Carry out site investigations in respect of specific cases.
- Negotiating with applicants, contractors, and members of the public, assessing available courses of action, writing reports recommending necessary action
What you will bring…
Experience / Qualifications:
- Experience of building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge and use of ICT Office software
- Knowledge of Town and Country Planning legislation, policy, and guidance
- Ability to work in a team and on own initiative.
- Ability to work to tight timescales and to achieve targets.
- Ability to resolve conflicting interests.
- Good negotiating, communicating and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to interpret information and make balanced judgements in the public interest.
- Ability to produce accurate and timely written reports.
- Good numeracy and analytical skills
What we can offer…
The service has embraced modern work practices, enabling colleagues to work from home, other offices, and client premises. We come together as a team for development, connection, and collaboration, otherwise we work where its most productive to do so. You will be provided with technology to enable efficient and effective work, ensuring that you are connected and well supported. You are provided with a comprehensive benefits package with an excellent employer defined pension scheme, enhance holidays, flexible working to help you thrive at home and well as work.
You will have the full support of the service to enable you to develop both knowledge and skills to help further progress your career.
A variety of benefits are available such as generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working, excellent pension scheme, salary sacrifice car, cycle, technology and childcare schemes and a package of ‘Everybody Benefits’ shopping vouchers, discounts and more. Please see our total rewards brochure for more information.
Contact and Apply…
For more information/informal discussion please contact James.Cullen@northyorks.gov.uk (Principal Enforcement Officer), Leon.Hazeldine@northyorks.gov.uk (Principal Enforcement Officer).
Applying is easy, simply click on apply now, register your details, remove your personal details from your CV and upload by midnight on Friday 16th August 2024
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 16th August 2024
Shortlisting: 19th August 2024
Interviews: Week Commencing 26th August/ 02nd September 2024.
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