Principal Enforcement Planning Officer

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Hours: 37 Hours per week

Salary: SK17- SK18 (£46,458- £47,994 per annum)

Contract: Permanent

This is a key role in the delivery of the Council’s strategic corporate priorities. This is an important role in the planning service providing expert planning advice, guiding enforcement decisions and progressing enforcement cases to formal action to help shape the future of the district.

The main purpose of this role is as a team leader responsible for leading the planning enforcement team which includes the Tree Officer and Infrastructure Monitoring Officer. This will include managing the throughput of the enforcement team’s caseload and the day-to-day workload whilst also dealing with the more complex and sensitive enforcement cases.

In this role you will:

• Effectively manage and supervise a team of planning enforcement officers, Tree Officer and Infrastructure Delivery Officer in the delivery of high quality, efficient and customer focused Development Management services.
• You will ensure that the team’s enforcement activities are: -
  • Sound in terms of policy and other relevant guidance and legal framework
  • Follow the principles and Key Performance Indicators in the approved Planning Enforcement Protocol
  • Rooted in high quality enforcement outcomes. This will be achieved through the post holder’s own caseload and helping to manage the caseload of the wider team supervised by the post holder.
• Be responsible for the line management of the Infrastructure Monitoring Officer ensuring that S106 agreements are managed, monitored and enforced effectively.
• Manage the workloads of the Tree Officer and support the creation of effective processes and policies.

• Support the Development Management Lead Officer in the leadership and running of the Development Management section; this will include deputising for Development Management Lead Officer as necessary.

This role is politically restricted.