Provision of Senior Projects Officer (Major Sites Planning Consultancy Services) II

North Hertfordshire District Council intends to directly award a public contract for the provision of specialist planning consultancy services in the role of Senior Projects Officer (Major Sites).

The services relate to supporting the progression and processing of a series of complex, strategic development management activities and Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs) associated with the Baldock and East of Luton development sites, as allocated in the adopted North Hertfordshire Local Plan.

The scope includes, but is not limited to:

• Progression and coordination of strategic development management applications
• Support to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping and associated statutory processes
• Attendance at Design Review Panels, site visits and multi-disciplinary workshops
• Liaison with developers, statutory consultees and internal Council stakeholders
• Provision of continuity of embedded project knowledge across live planning applications and the transition from masterplanning into outline planning submissions

The services are funded through Planning Performance Agreements with developers.