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As a Planning Officer (PO2), you will play a key role in shaping sustainable development across Haringey. You’ll manage and process a varied caseload of planning and related applications. Ranging from initial referral to final decision and appeal – while preparing high quality professional reports, recommendations, and statements. Your work will involve engaging with a range of stakeholders, providing expert planning advice and contributing to the continuous improvement of the service. This is a hands on, fast paced role where you’ll help deliver positive outcomes for local communities and support the council’s wider placemaking ambitions.
Job Responsibility:
Manage and process a varied caseload of planning and related applications
Prepare high quality professional reports, recommendations, and statements
Engage with a range of stakeholders
Provide expert planning advice
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the service
Help deliver positive outcomes for local communities
Support the council’s wider placemaking ambitions
Requirements:
Strong understanding of planning legislation
Experience with development management processes
Ability to assess planning applications confidently and professionally
Analytically focused
Proactive approach to work
Comfortable managing deadlines
Ability to produce high quality written reports
Ability to engage effectively with applicants, residents, colleagues, and elected Members
Motivated to support sustainable development ambitions
Nice to have:
Experience handling applications
Early career planner looking to grow
What we offer:
Leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays
Hybrid working opportunities
Health and wellbeing support
Generous local government pension scheme
Range of discount schemes across leisure and culture