Principal Planning Officer, North Yorkshire

Principal Planning Officer, North Yorkshire 
Pay rate to £42.87 per hour 
Contract role, Local Government Planning 
We are recruiting for an experienced Principal Planning Officer in North Yorkshire 
This is to work in the Harrogate and Skipton area. 
Role summary 

• 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. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Acting as case officer for major and often high-profile planning applications and appeals. 

• Project managing 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. 

Duties and responsibilities 

• 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. 

• Knowledge and Experience 

• 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. 

 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Vitalis can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles.