Senior Transport Planner
- The role will involve working closely with planning and other colleagues across the Council to help shape new developments and provide transport planning advice to those taking planning decisions, reviewing and updating transport-related planning policies for new developments and providing transport input to preparation of masterplans, town centre and other area-based strategies.
- Responsible for giving timely accurate advice for applications of significant value, ensuring decision can be made in time to prevent refunds. Individual application value of 30,000 and up.
- Representing the council at chargeable Pre-Application meetings for complex schemes to support the service in meeting its income targets.
- To ensure consideration of risk relating to the Council’s statutory and public commitments on transport across the borough, and to identify and implement appropriate action to mitigate risk
- To help support the strategic relationship between the Council and Transport for London.
- To assist in the preparation and presentation of written or oral reports and briefings to Members, Cabinet, Planning Committees, Members’ Forum and other bodies, and to attend and lead and/or support meetings with Members as necessary, and to support the preparation and management of agendas and meetings as required by the Director of Planning and Building Control or Head of Development Management
- To assist and support with highways and transport matters on planning appeal work at Hearings, Public Examinations and/or Inquiries.
- Undertake any other duties required by the Local Planning Authority, commensurate to the role
- Meeting with other Council officers (including the Highways Authority), developers and their agents where appropriate to discuss issues and seek to find solutions to outstanding problems to facilitate the successful outcome of planning applications, whilst ensuring relevant standards are being adhered to.
- Providing transport and transport-related policy input to preparation of local plan policies, supplementary planning documents, briefs and masterplans.
- Provide advice and support on the implement of active and sustainable travel infrastructure throughout the borough, in consultation with the public and stakeholders.
- Supporting the work of other members of the team, particularly in identifying and taking forward opportunities to deliver sustainable transport policy objectives, including through the planning and development processes.
- Assist in the negotiation of financial contributions towards transportation services and infrastructure arising from planning applications.
- Supporting the planning service in providing pre-application advice to applicants and potential applicants on the transport implications/highways impacts of development proposals, and advising on the scoping of transport assessments, road safety assessments and travel plans, where necessary
- An understanding of the UK planning process and how your work fits into that
- Working knowledge of relevant Highways & Transport related policies and standards (e.g. London Plan, Manual for Streets etc.)
- Evidence of having worked in a similar position within a local authority context.
- Excellent knowledge of street design, with particular focus on the delivery of high-quality streets through the planning process.
- Experience in development planning, including strategic scales of development.
- Knowledge of, and experience of promoting sustainable transport option, such as public transport, cycling and walking.
- Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills and ability to prepare clear and concise reports, briefings and correspondence
- Assertive and confident, able to negotiate with stakeholders, developers, designers, elected representatives and residents
- Competent and confident to lead negotiations with stakeholders and communicate clear advice on proposals
- Positive approach to change
- Able to consider a wide range of issues and balance those issues to make a clear and reasoned judgement
- Able to work with wide range of stakeholders to build and maintain effective working relationships
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