Planning Officer - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool City Council

Description

Liverpool is a world class city with a wealth of heritage and cultural assets, and residents who care passionately about their city. Following renewed investment in the Planning service a number of significant opportunities have arisen to join the city's planning service and make an invaluable contribution to the city's future development, growth and regeneration and the securing of positive outcomes for the city's neighbourhoods and residents.

It is a perfect time to join the service. We are looking for people with a positive and proactive approach, with experience of working in an urban area and who have extensive experience of ensuring the delivery of and championing quality placemaking. We want people who are customer focussed and driven to provide a modern, business friendly Planning Service.

As an Planning Officer you will carry out a full range of development management functions within the development management team and provide a modern, customer focussed and business friendly service.

You will also be responsible for:

The assessing and processing the full range of planning applications and also 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.

To carry out the full validation process for planning applications including the checking of drawings, assessing of fees and permitted development rights.

Dealing with appeals against planning decisions, including the preparation of the Council's case and the presenting of evidence at hearings, where appropriate.

Dealing with pre application enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role please contact Jill McCluskey Coordination Officer on via email

How to Apply and Additional Information

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