Principal Planning Officer

Principal Planning Officer

Salary: From £47,181 up to £51,356 per annum pro rata

Grade: M

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part-time and Full-time contracts available

Location: Countywide, North Yorkshire

Hybrid – Work from home and from one of our office locations in Selby, Richmond, Northallerton, Skipton, or Harrogate. You will be responsible for an allocated area within the region.

Are you ready to take the next step in your planning career? Join one of the largest planning services in the country! We are looking for a Principal Planning Officer to join our Planning Services at North Yorkshire Council.

North Yorkshire Council’s Planning Services are at the heart of change, helping communities grow and thrive across one of the most diverse landscapes in the UK.

As a team, we work on a diverse set of projects, from domestic through to national infrastructure – offering opportunities for staff to develop expertise and contribute to projects that shape our area. If you are ambitious about your future in Planning this is a great time to join us as we invest in building a world class planning service, whilst being community focussed on a local level.

We operate a hybrid model of working, offering the opportunity for our staff to work from home, but also from a base within your ‘patch’ to enable you to be fully immersed within the community in which you will provide your skills and expertise.

For more information about our planning service, visit Planning Opportunities Page

As a Principal Planning Officer, you’ll lead on complex and strategic planning applications, ensuring high-quality outcomes that align with local and national policy. You’ll manage a varied caseload, provide expert advice, and represent the service at planning committees and public meetings.

• Act as case officer for major and often high-profile planning applications and appeals.
• Project manage strategic development sites.
• Negotiating community benefits through Section 106 agreements and CIL.
• Providing expert planning advice to stakeholders and colleagues.
• Investigating and responding to planning-related complaints and queries.

• Act as case officer on complex planning applications with often competing material considerations and some controversial applications including associated appeals work.
• Project Manage strategic development sites in accordance with legislation, policies, and guidance
• Undertake site inspections, attend site meetings including formal Committee Site Visits.
• To negotiate community benefits from development proposals through legal agreements in line with Council policies including section 106 obligations and/or Community Infrastructure Levy payments.

• Degree, Post-Graduate Degree or master’s in planning or related subject
• Eligible for Membership of RTPI
• Evidence of working on major and complex cases.
• Able to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of planning legislation and regulations.
• Ability to organise workloads and manage time work to strict deadlines.

• Hybrid working with flexible working practices and hours, supported by effective technologies that enable you to work remotely.
• A generous annual leave offer; 28 days of holiday (pro-rata), increasing to 34 days after 5 years’ service – plus public holidays.
• A generous pension through our Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Diverse and meaningful work:
  From domestic developments to nationally significant infrastructure, you’ll be at the heart of projects that shape our region.
• Supportive team culture:
  Work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.
• Career development:
  We’re committed to helping you grow, with access to training, mentoring, and progression opportunities.

Take the next step in your career and help shape the future of North Yorkshire’s communities. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please contact John Worthington, Development Service Manager via email at john.w

Interviews:
To be Confirmed

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NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.