Hampshire County Council - Planning Cohort 3

The main focus for the role will be supporting the processing of planning applications for minor County Council developments (schools, highway schemes, residential and other development on council owned land) and County Matter development (minerals and waste) as well as supporting the monitoring and enforcement functions of the team.

There will also be opportunities for you to assist with the minerals and waste policy work relating to the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan as well as wider strategic planning matters.

The role may also include some work on planning for flood and water management as required. 

The areas in this role include:

• Support the processing minor planning applications for County Council development (schools, highway schemes, residential, other development on council owned land) and County matter development (minerals and waste) and manage casework for Hampshire County Council.  This involves supporting validation and registration and leading on the consultation, evaluation, negotiation, recommendation and issuing planning decisions to meet statutory requirements and in accordance with professional best practice.
• Help to prepare reports/casework documentation for Delegated / Regulatory Committee decisions.
• Support other officers at Regulatory Committee /site visits to inform / support the committee members. 
• Support other officers at site Liaison Panels for minerals or waste sites (as required).
• Assist in the preparation and implementation of minerals and waste planning policy plans, Supplementary Planning Documents and associated work (as required).
• Support the discharge of planning conditions and non-material amendments to planning permissions.
• Support the Enforcement Officer in carrying out the County Council’s monitoring, enforcement and policy responsibilities regarding County Matters (minerals and waste) to achieve the County Council’s environmental policies, responsibilities, resource constraints, legal framework and professional Best Practice.
• Support the delivery of monitoring visits to minerals and waste sites quarries to ensure compliance with planning permissions.
• Support the discharge of the County Council’s duties under the Flood and Water Management Act in relation to planning for flooding.

The Council is a great place to work for new graduates. The Council has an active scholarship programme: 

The team in which this role sits prides itself on being a welcoming and friendly team for all. We take pride in providing opportunities for graduates and are passionate about the delivery of this. We already have undergraduates and recent graduates working in the team.

Our current scholarship officer is already determining planning applications, discharging conditions and working on flood action plan work. She has also had lots of experience of visiting sites as part of her time with us, attending community panels as well as involvement in a controversial public inquiry. If potential candidates would like to hear more about it has been like to work in the team, this can be arranged as part of the interview process. 

More information on the team and its role can be found here: Strategic planning | Environment | Hampshire County Council

Hampshire is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. It has easy access into London.

The county has an area of 3,769 km2 (1,455 sq mi) and a population of 1,844,245, making it the 5th-most populous in England.  For local government purposes Hampshire comprises the County Council, with eleven districts, and two unitary authority areas: Portsmouth and Southampton. Hampshire also has two national park authorities – the South Downs and New Forest.

Undulating hills characterise much of the county. A belt of chalk crosses the county from north-west, where it forms the Hampshire Downs, to south-east, where it is part of the South Downs. The county's major rivers rise in these hills; the Loddon and Wey drain north, into the Thames, and the Itchen and Test flow south into Southampton Water, a large estuary. In the south-east are Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour, and the western edge of Chichester Harbour, three large rias. The south-west contains the New Forest, which includes pasture, heath, and forest and is of the largest expanses of ancient woodland remaining in England.

The County Councils’ main offices are located in the city of Winchester.  The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London and 14 miles (23 km) from Southampton, its nearest city.  Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and is full of history.   The city's major landmark is Winchester Cathedral. The city is also home to the University of Winchester and Winchester College, the oldest public school in the United Kingdom still using its original buildings.

More information on the County Council can be found here: About the Council | About the Council | Hampshire County Council.

The biggest party in the Council is the conservatives. More information on the wider Council make up in Hampshire can be found here: Government in Hampshire | About the Council | Hampshire County Council.

As one of the leading Minerals and Waste Planning Authorities in the Country, we take pride in our role in influencing and shaping minerals and waste planning. We also process and determine the County Council’s own developments. Our ambition is to provide efficient, high quality and responsive services that meet the needs of our residents and businesses. 

Minerals and waste planning is a fantastic and broad area of planning and one which our scholarship and graduates find fascinating. Its a broad area which draws in many fascinating disciplines'. The delivery of Regulation 3 development is also a really interesting area. The team has extensive experience of dealing with Environmental Impact Assessment developments due to the nature of the applications we deal with. 

More information on the benefits of working for the County Council can be found here: Our benefits package | Jobs and volunteering | Hampshire County Council

Jane Rarok - jane.rarok@hants.gov.uk 

Tim Felstead - tim.felstead@hants.gov.uk / 0370 779 6494