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About the Role

Join our high-performing, nationally ‘Gold Rated’ planning team and manage the full process for planning applications, pre-applications, and appeals. This role offers a unique opportunity to use design-led densification to help create and shape vibrant, well-designed neighbourhoods where people can truly thrive, contributing to the borough's vision for 2040.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full process for planning applications, pre-applications, and appeals.
• Exercise delegated decision-making powers.
• Provide expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Supervise junior staff while ensuring performance standards are met.
• Deputise for team leaders’ line management responsibilities as needed.
• Negotiate with applicants and address objections on cases.
• Prepare comprehensive reports with recommendations.
• Present applications to the planning committee when needed.
• Prepare statements for Written Representation Appeals and lead the preparation and presentation of evidence at Public Inquiries and Hearings.
• Identify and deliver service-improvement and revenue-generation projects.

Requirements

• Town planner with relevant experience.
• Appreciation of London and national politics.
• Ability to work independently, managing a range of competing demands with initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Good written communication skills.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to prioritise and allocate work to meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in planning recommendations and advice.
• Research and analytical skills to stay informed and continually expand planning knowledge.
• Ability to take account of corporate priorities.
• Experience in mentoring, supervision and support of junior officers.
• Occasional weeknight working is required for this job (Planning Committees are held in the evening).

Skills

• Planning
• Design-led densification
• Organisational skills
• Negotiation skills
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• IT skills
• Prioritisation
• Attention to detail
• Research
• Analytical skills
• Mentoring
• Supervision
• Support

Location

• Lewisham
• Laurence House, Catford

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Occasional weeknight working

Experience Level

• Relevant experience
• Experience in mentoring, supervision and support of junior officers

Education Level

• RTPI accredited undergraduate or postgraduate degree (ideal)

Salary/Compensations

• £52,269 to £59,574 per annum (P04-P06)

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks
• Excellent training and development opportunities

About the Company

• Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
• We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
• Lewisham is one of London’s most diverse and rapidly evolving areas.
• Our newly adopted Local Plan has a vision for the borough to 2040, and we have huge ambition for new housing growth and investment in our places.

Equal Opportunity

• Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer.
• We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert.
• We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process.
• We support the access to work scheme.