Planning officer

Job Details

Durham county council 

The Planning Officer will form part of a busy area based development management team and will play a key role in ensuring the effective delivery of the statutory processes.

The post holder will help to ensure that the service effectively engages with its customers, including the general public, communities, applicants, stakeholders and the development industry in the planning service; and this may include attending community consultation events and Town and Parish meetings as appropriate to support senior officers and management.

The post holder will deal with a case load of planning applications and related planning matters including some of a major or contentious nature and may be expected to attend Council meetings, including Planning Committee meetings to support senior officers or managers in their presentation of reports in relation to planning matters.

Umbrella rate: £21.31