Assistant Planner for National Planning Applications
What's involved with this role:
Role: Assistant Planner for National Planning Applications - Predominantly remote workingJob Ref: QAD 2630 0303
Pay Rate: Competitive Market Rate
Hours per week: 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Anticipated 6 -7 months
Location: Loughborough
This role is predominantly remote working 90% - ideally candidates would live local to Loughborough and Bisham Marlow in Berkshire to attend the office to meet the team.
The role offers a varied mix of development management, strategic planning, and working across national projects.
Key accountabilities:
Proactively manage a caseload of statutory and selective non statutory planning applications and carrying out negotiations with local authorities and developers.Respond to local plan and other policy/strategic planning documents within the designated time frame.
Proactively work with selective local authorities in developing a needs and evidence base for sport and recreation, offering advice on tools and techniques such as the Facilities Planning Model, Active Places Power and Playing Pitch Methodology
Proactively contribute to national planning work to help drive forward innovation, efficiencies and deliver improved planning guidance and tools.
Key requirements:
Under-graduate degree in Planning (RTPI recognised course) or post graduate degree or diploma in planning (RTPI recognised course)Experience of working in a local planning authority, private sector consultancy or other relevant agency in such areas as policy development, regeneration, or development.
Previous experience of contributing to policy and strategy preparation, such as local development plan.
Previous experience in using multiple data sets, tools and techniques to support the production of evidence-based strategies.
Knowledge of and ability to apply Planning Law.
Experience of using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and associated data analysis (desirable).
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Job Ref: QAD 2630/0303
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