Job Description

Our local authority client based in South London are urgently seeking an experienced Planning Technical Officer.

20.55 an hour PAYE

2 days on-site

Main Description

To work as a part of a team responsible for all supporting administrative functions for the processing of planning applications, including receipt, scanning, validation, consultation, committee preparation and the issuing of decision notices.

To assist with the preparation of the agenda for the Planning Application Committee.

To provide customer advice on planning matters and to accurately direct customers to the relevant authorities for advice on other topics.

Principal Accountabilities

1. Carry out all procedures associated with the legal validation of planning applications, including checking fees, ensuring that all documents, certificates and plans are correctly supplied and negotiating variations to submitted documents and plans.
2. To receive and receipt applications and accompanying fees, ensuring that all money payments taken are properly recorded and made safe pending banking, maintaining daily records of all fees and sales income received in accordance with adopted procedures.
3. To be responsible for accurately identifying all relevant consultees for each application type and to carry out all consultation notification and correspondence procedures connected with planning application, within the required target times.
4. To use the document management system to scan and index application documents, using multiple data sources to identify the correct index to apply to documents.
5. To carry out all other support functions in connection with the processing of planning applications, including co-ordinating the major cases meeting agenda, preparation of committee presentations and the issuing of decision notices.

Key Knowledge

• An understanding of the workings of the planning process
• A good understanding of working in local government / the public sector and the importance of public service, ethics and standards, partnership working and customer care.

Relevant Experience

• Experience of providing comprehensive administrative support, and a customer facing service, as part of a team within a busy and demanding environment.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines with conflicting priorities.
• Experience of providing advice to customers.

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.