Principal Strategic Planner

Job Introduction

About Us

Oxfordshire County Council is seeking a planner with extensive experience to work within the strategic planning team and represent the County Council interests in the planning system. As a principal planner within the team you will have the opportunity to lead on a range of planning policy and sites based work, including representing the County Council interests in local plan development, as well as strategic planning applications.

About the Role

The role will lead in providing strategic planning advice across the authority to ensure the County’s priorities and statutory requirements are secured in strategic development sites, Local Plans, Neighbourhood Plans and other planning documents in Oxfordshire, neighbouring authorities and other regional and national strategic bodies.  The team also provides chargeable advice at pre-application and application stage for a range of planning proposals, focusing on the largest strategic sites in the County. 

The Strategic Principal Planner role is to lead County Council input to the successful preparation, adoption and implementation of Local Plans (including Supplementary Planning Documents, Area Action Plans, Garden Town / Village proposals, and planning applications for Strategic Sites), Neighbourhood Plans and input into strategic infrastructure development proposals.

About you

You will be an experienced planner who is willing to work as part of the strategic planning team at Oxfordshire County Council to lead on representation of the County Council interests in the planning system. 

Please see the full job specification attached for full details on the role.

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• 30 day’s holiday p.a. pro rata, plus bank holidays.
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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