Senior Planning Officer

Senior Planning Officer (Strategy and Policy) Location: Brecon Salary: GRADE 10 £39,862 - £42,839 Vacancy Type: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week Closing Date: 11 August 2026 Interview Date: 25 August 2026 Job Purpose: To prepare, monitor and keep under review the Local Development Plan (LDP) and associated planning policy and guidance. To help to ensure that the Authority s statutory responsibilities are carried out in accordance with Government legislation, policy, procedure and guidance and accord with National Park statutory purposes. To help to ensure that the Planning Service is efficient, effective, responsive, fair, inclusive and open to examination. Main Responsibilities To support the preparation, review and delivery of the LDP in accordance with the Delivery Agreement, to include associated research, data collection, analysis and consultation procedures. To undertake other planning policy work including land availability studies, development briefs, Place Plans, supplementary planning guidance and responding to draft national planning guidance and consultations. To undertake monitoring of the local development plan and planning policy. To undertake when appropriate, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening and provide EIA screening and scoping opinions on behalf of the Authority. To prepare and keep under review the LDP evidence base to underpin and support LDP policies. To undertake and support planning development management casework in the National ..... full job details .....