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Team Leader of the Planning Policy Service for Maldon District Council. The Team is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the Maldon Local Development Plan. Work is also ongoing on a number of Neighbourhood Development Plans. It works closely with Essex County Council and the neighbouring District Councils on a variety of strategies and policy work.Key responsibilities:- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with partners, including councillors and external stakeholders- Policy and strategy writing- Ensuring Duty to Cooperate requirements are met- Overseeing the creation of neighbourhood plans and local development orders- Providing strategic planning advice to internal departments and on collaborative projects with external partners- Preparing briefs and RFQs to tender to engage external consultants- Project managing complex pieces of work involving internal and external stakeholders from inception through to final handover/sign-off and post-completion monitoring. Contract management with values up to £100k- assisting the Assistant Director and Service Lead with budget management and HR functions- Mentoring junior team members including RTPI and with their career progression matrix

Manager of the Planning Policy and Research Service for East Lindsey District Council and Boston Borough Council. The Team is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the East Lindsey Local Plan and jointly responsible for reviewing the South East Lincolnshire Joint PlanThe Council has formed a partnership with Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council. The Service Manager role expanded to include management of the Policy team at Boston and to oversee the monitoring and review of the Joint Local Plan between Boston and South Holland.Key responsibilities:- Lead officer at Planning Policy Committee- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with partners, including councillors and external stakeholders- Overseeing the creation and adoption of neighbourhood plans and local development orders- Providing strategic planning advice to internal departments and on collaborative projects with external partners- Preparing briefs and RFQs to tender to engage external consultants- Project managing complex pieces of work involving internal and external stakeholders from inception through to final handover/sign-off and post-completion monitoring. Contract values typically up to £50k, but with the largest contract being £250k- Maintaining the Housing Position Statement, 5 year supply data and Authority Monitoring Report- Managing the Section 106 Officer and ensuring obligations are monitored. (management of the S106 finances including disbursements).- Council lead officer in coastal flood risk management, including H2100+, SMP3/SMP4, SFRA- Providing professional advice and support to the Development Management Officers in relation to the interpretation and application of Planning Policy- Responsible for the departmental budget including authorisation of invoices - Managing workloads and balancing resources across both teams. - Creating the service plan and reporting KPI

Manager of the Planning Policy, Research and Conservation Department, which includes the Policy Team and Conservation. The Team is responsible for the Local Plan. The Local Plan was adopted in 2018 and is now going through the review process. The main objective of the Service Manager is to ensure that the Local Plan is successfully taken through the review process.Key responsibilities:- Lead Manager at Policy Committee- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with partners, including Councillors and external stakeholders- Overseeing the creation and adoption of Neighbourhood Plans and Local Development Orders- Providing strategic planning advice to internal departments and on collaborative projects with external partners- Preparing briefs and RFQs to tender to engage external consultants. - Project managing complex pieces of work involving internal and external stakeholders from inception through to final sign-off and post-completion monitoring. - Maintaining the Housing Position Statement, 5 year supply data and Authority Monitioring Report- Managing the Historic Environment Officer and providing support in exercising their functions, including grant funding and Enforcement action- Providing professional advice and support to the Development Management Officers in relation to the interpretation and application of Planning Policy- Responsible for the departmental budget including authorisation of invoices - Managing team workloads- Creating the service plan and reporting key performance indicators- Managing all HR related tasks (appraisals, leave, training, sickness, purchasing etc)

Dealing with a rolling caseload of around 25-30 applications and around 5-10 informal enquiries. Dealing with general enquiries, Councillor enquiries and enforcement enquiries.Applications types include: major applications involving the erection of housing estates; negotiation of Section 106 agreements; outline applications; work to Listed Buildings; work to Article 1(4) and 1(5) properties, commercial properties including changes of use and industrial buildings; extensions and alterations to residential properties; prior approval for agricultural and telecommunications; lawful development certificates; condition discharge applications; non-material amendments; renewals to applications; renewable energy projects; dealing with matters surrounding flood riskWriting appeal statements and presenting applications at Planning CommitteeAssisting in the training and development of junior staffThe work in this role is generally unsupervised on a day-to-day basis with workflow and tasks being managed by the Officer on a priority basis.

Dealing with a rolling caseload of around 30-35 applications and around 5-10 informal enquiries. Dealing with general enquiries, Councillor enquiries and enforcement enquiries.Applications types include: erection of new dwellings/small housing developments; outline applications; work to Listed Buildings; work to Article 1(4) and 1(5) properties, commercial properties including changes of use and industrial buildings; extensions and alterations to residential properties; prior approval for agricultural and telecommunications; lawful development certificates; condition discharge applications; non-material amendments; renewals to applications; renewable energy projectsWriting appeal statements for submission to the Planning Inspectorate.

Planning Officer dealing with many different kinds of Planning Applications, including work to Listed Buildings, Article 1(4) and 1(5) properties, commercial/industrial properties, residential properties, erection of new dwellings, advertisement consent, prior approval. This also involved written representation appeal work.This was a double role and as well as dealing with Planning applications it also involved the development of IT related procedures for the department through identification of projects and managing those projects through implementation and training. This included: identifying efficiency gains that could be made through the use of IT; managing projects to implement changes in IT hardware and software; controlling licences and permissions for the department; providing training on new software and hardware; providing support and development for customer facing IT systems.

Data processing/manipulation, report preparation and distribution - chiefly Microsoft Excel and MS batch files

Assisting in the production of monthly management accounts and year-end accounts. Assisting in maintaining the purchase and sales ledgers, reconciliation and journalling funds. Part of this role also involved contacting debtors to try and secure payment of outstanding invoices.