Senior Planning Officer

To carry out a full range of development management functions including the assessing of all types and scale of applications. Conserve the Citys heritage whilst enabling appropriate development across the City to provide a modern, customer focussed and business friendly service. Directly Responsible For: Not applicable Directly Responsible To: Development Management Team Leader Main Areas of Responsibility: To use all resources (both time and financial) allocated to specific projects and areas of work effectively and efficiently in accordance with Service objectives and the Teams work programme tThe assessing and processing of all types and scale of planning applications and applications for consent to display advertisements and demolish/alter Listed Buildings etc including: the carrying out of all necessary consultations and negotiations; the preparation of recommendations and reports; and attendance at Committee meetings as required The pursuance of enforcement action in conjunction with the enforcement team in relation to unauthorised development and non-compliance with planning conditions Dealing with appeals against planning decisions, including the preparation of the Councils case and the presenting of evidence at Public Inquiries and hearings, where appropriate To determine pre application enquiries Responding to development enquiries from within and outside the Council, Representing the Council in meetings To assist and provide advice to the policy team in ..... full job details .....