Development Management Area Team Leader

To assist Senior Planning Managers in the Management and control of development within the framework of the current town planning and associated legislation.

Requirements

• Manage one of the Development Management teams on behalf of or under the direction of the Head of Development Management
• Examine all development applications and guide and instruct members of the team as to appropriate action
• Represent the Chief Planner at Planning Committees and appear as an expert witness at Local inquiries
• Interpret, apply and enforce current town planning and other associated legislation and literature
• Assist in the supervision and instruction of others teams within the division
• Produce planning applications reports in respect of items that are considered of a special or contentious nature
• Lead or give advice to team members with regard to negotiations with planning applicants, developers, housing associations, legal colleagues and others