Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in East Anglia in the search for a Planning Support Officer for an initial 3-month contract (Then rolling). The post will be offered on a fully remote basis.

The successful candidate must have experience of working within a planning admin team.

Experience and skills:

• Previous experience of providing Admin support to a Development Management Team
• Experience of Validating Planning Applications
• Experience of using Uniform Software
• Good Customer Service skills

Activities will include:
Development Management

• Registration of Planning applications (Postal/ Planning Portal/ electronic)
• Assessing  valid/ invalid applications
• Admin processing of consultation responses/ letters of representation
• Supporting Planning Committee process (issuing letters/ uploading reports etc)
• Admin process to support appeals
• Dealing with customer enquires
• Electronic document indexing
• Preparation and submission of statistical returns
• Retrieval of files

Building Control

• Registering applications
• Registering & Validating Initial Notices
• Making appointments for Inspections
• Dealing with payments and invoicing

Street Naming & Numbering

• Dealing with applications for new/changes to properties and street names

Carrington West Pay Rate - Flexible (DOE)
Job Ref - 26172

Please call Cameron de Wit on 02393 876014 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email the below to highlight your interest:
cameron.dewit@carringtonwest.com
planning@carringtonwest.com

Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.