Principal Area Planner​/Technical Planner

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Company: TfL, GLA or OPDC

Job Title:
Principal Area Planner / Technical Planner

Brand: 3

Reference: SF5685

Contract type:
Permanent

Location:
Endeavour Square / Hybrid

External- All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

About the role

Influence and shape new developments, local planning policy and area plans to meet key transport outcomes. To ensure TfL's objectives and London Plan policies are met through TfL's involvement in land use planning matters referred to the Mayor by local planning authorities and planning applications affecting the highways network referred to TfL directly by London boroughs. To lead the development and dissemination of best practice in relation to TfL's role within the planning process and work closely with officers in the GLA and boroughs and with developers on major applications to secure desired transport outcomes and mitigations and protect TfL assets.

To support the GLA in the preparation and implementation of Housing Zones, area planning frameworks and masterplans to embed more sustainable travel patterns and ensure transport requirements and investment priorities are understood.

Key accountabilities

• Lead TfL's response on planning applications, undertaking assessment and co-ordinating internally to evaluate the technical and policy response to major development proposals and masterplans against relevant planning and transport policies, balancing different business priorities and ensuring a robust and coherent TfL position
• Lead the liaison and negotiation with GLA, boroughs, developers etc on planning applications, ensuring engagement through all the stages of the process, including pre-application through to implementation, to secure key transport outcomes and negotiating agreements and mitigations on transport and appropriate financial contributions from planning obligations
• Work closely with the GLA to ensure reports to the Mayor reflect TfL's position and priorities, draft associated briefings and responses to key matters and give evidence to Planning Committees, inquiries etc to justify TFL's position on applications
• Work with boroughs to shape Local Planning Committee reports and lead TfL's input to local planning policy documents
• Represent TfL at senior level meetings with the GLA, boroughs, developers and others to secure key transport outcomes
• Support / lead TfL's input to studies/frameworks/planning documents for particular Opportunity Areas, Areas of Intensification and other growth areas eg Housing Zones
• Manage casework of and provide coaching / support to Planners and manage consultants and legal advisors.
• Develop and disseminate best practice and innovation in Spatial Planning's approach & processes to promote continuous
• improvement in the way TfL helps plan and assess new development to ensure MTS/London Plan objectives are delivered.

Knowledge

• Degree in relevant discipline, membership of relevant professional body (eg RTPI, CIHT) or equivalent experience
• Thorough understanding of the development process
• Detailed understanding of planning and transport legislation in London, local government, and funding mechanisms (eg S106/CIL) and how they inter-relate
• Good understanding of development control issues as Highway and Traffic Authority.
• Good understanding of key land use and transport planning challenges facing London.
• Thorough understanding of the transport assessment process.
• Good understanding of a multi-modal urban transport environment.

Skills

• Able to influence and advise key decision makers at…