Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in london 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 - 27625
 
Please call Ryan Hamlett on 02393 876052 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email the below to highlight your interest:
ryan.hamlett@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.