Sellick Partnership
Major Planning Applications Team Leader
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Interim Major Applications Team Leader
Rate: Negotiable
Contract: Interim Contract
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands - Hybrid
Duration: 6 Months with the potential for extension
Are you the lead person in Major Applications?
Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for an experienced Interim Major Applications Team Leader to join a busy Local Authority planning service during a period of significant development activity.
This is a key leadership role, responsible for managing a high-performing Major Applications team and ensuring the timely progression and determination of complex planning applications.
Key responsibilities of the Interim Head of Major Applications includes:
- Leading a team of Senior Planning Officers and an Assistant Team Leader
- Managing and supporting a team of planning professionals dealing with major planning applications
- Ensuring the effective progression of applications through the planning process
- Providing technical guidance and quality assurance on planning reports and recommendations
- Signing off officer reports and delegated decisions where appropriate
- Supporting officers in preparing and presenting applications to Planning Committee
- Driving performance improvements and helping to expedite decision-making processes
- Working collaboratively with senior officers, members and external stakeholders
- Ensuring a high-quality and customer-focused planning service is delivered
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To be considered for this opportunity Planning Opportunity, applicants should possess:
- Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
- Extensive experience managing major planning applications within a local authority environment
- Proven experience leading and developing planning teams
- Significant experience presenting applications and reports to Planning Committee
- Strong working knowledge of planning legislation, policy and development management processes
- Experience working within an authority facing significant development pressures and operating without a demonstrable five-year housing land supply would be highly advantageous.
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For more information or to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Ebony at Sellick Partnership in the Derby Office.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
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