Planning Support Officer

Working in the Development Management Team, you will support planning officers assessing and determining planning applications submitted to the County Council for determination.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of the team’s planning application database, from uploading new applications, to carrying out publicity and consultation, to processing all representations received during the consideration of applications, taking into account any data protection requirements.

You will be responsible for organising public speaking arrangements at the County Council’s Planning and Licensing Committee and also producing committee plans using geographic information sytems software.

In addition you will deliver improvements to the team’s database, report statistics to the Government and Committee on the performance of the Development Management Team in determining planning applications within statutory timeframes, and manage historic records in accordance with the team’s retention schedule.

The role offers the opportunity to handle a varied workload and requires effective liaison with other officers in the team and the wider authority, along with elected Members and members of the public whilst respecting issues of a sensitive nature by working with tact and diplomacy.