Experience

South Somerset District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Planning Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present



North Norfolk District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Planning Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

  I really enjoyed working at North Norfolk in the Majors Team. Mostly dealt with Rural Exception sites, preapplication enquiries, and a good range of complex minors and majors. A really good team to work with. I would have loved to have stayed working there, but personal circumstances intervened. I really enjoyed working at North Norfolk in the Majors Team. Mostly dealt with Rural Exception sites, preapplication enquiries, and a good range of complex minors and majors. A really good team to work with. I would have loved to have stayed working there, but personal circumstances intervened.



The Mick George Group

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Planning Consultant

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Planning consultant providing advice re a planning project. Planning consultant providing advice re a planning project.



Huntingdonshire District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Development Officer

  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

  This was a contract role, and I dealt with a variety of major and minor applications, including small residential development sites. I had some experience with traveller sites, self builds, commercial applications and agricultural determinations. This was a contract role, and I dealt with a variety of major and minor applications, including small residential development sites. I had some experience with traveller sites, self builds, commercial applications and agricultural determinations.



Peterborough City Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planning Officer

  • Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

  This contract gave me experience of a variety of minor applications only, but the applications were many and varied. This contract gave me experience of a variety of minor applications only, but the applications were many and varied.



Fenland District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Development Officer

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  I dealt with both major and complex minor applications, including an application for 20 dwellings. I dealt with both major and complex minor applications, including an application for 20 dwellings.



Wellingborough Council

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Planning Officer

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Dealt with domestic and commercial applications. Dealt with domestic and commercial applications.



Bedford Borough Council

• 4th Floor, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford

• Senior Planning Officer

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  22 Jan 2018 – April 2018 I dealt with a mix of applications which included minors as well as majors, pre-application meetings and letters, commercial applications and condition compliance applications. The largest application was an outline application for 250 dwellings which was not ready for committee at the time I left Bedford. Type of work undertaken at Bedford: • Major application for 250 dwellings, including an EIA Scoping opinion; • Prior Notifications including a large office block in Bedford to residential under Class O, and an agricultural building to residential under class Q; • Non-material Amendments and householder extensions; • Applications as part of Bedford’s building programme for school classrooms; and • Preapplication advice.



MARK SIMMONDS PLANNING SERVICES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Officer

  • May 2017 - Jan 2018

  Preparing Design and Access Statements and getting planning applications ready for submission on the planning portal. I work on a consultancy basis part time. Preparing Design and Access Statements and getting planning applications ready for submission on the planning portal. I work on a consultancy basis part time.



South Holland District Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Planning Officer

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2018

  • I provide planning advice to businesses, developers, members of the public, Councillors and others.• I usually have a case load of over 40 planning applications at any one time. I also • Visit application sites to assess application sites.• Write reports for planning applications including Chairman’s Panel or Committee reports where appropriate.• Make decision recommendations, establishing appropriate conditions for successful applications or reasons of refusal for those that are not.• Involved in mediation in order to enable development where required.• Deal with some Listed Building applications, which has proved challenging with the lack of a Conservation Officer.• Liaise with different departments and other authorities.

• Planning Assistant

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2014

  • I provide planning advice to businesses, developers, members of the public, Councillors and others.• I usually have a case load of over 40 planning applications at any one time. I also • Visit application sites to assess application sites.• Write reports for planning applications including Chairman’s Panel or Committee reports where appropriate.• Make decision recommendations, establishing appropriate conditions for successful applications or reasons of refusal for those that are not.• Involved in mediation in order to enable development where required.• Deal with some Listed Building applications, which has proved challenging with the lack of a Conservation Officer.• Liaise with different departments and other authorities.

• Conservation and Planning Policy clerical assistant

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2007

  Clerical assistant to the Conservation Assistant re Tree Preservation Orders, and to the Planning Policy department. Have a basic knowledge of how development can affect trees and measures to preserve roots, tree surveying, and emergency situations for tree felling and replacement trees under dead, dying and dangerous. Have helped Planning Policy with consultations for emerging Local Plan. Was also able to assist the Conservation Officer when in post with the creation of the Spalding Conservation Appraisal which included survey work, and helping to write the Appraisal.

• Housing Rents / Strategy / Housing Assistant

  • Aug 2000 - Apr 2004

  Housing Rents - Admin clerk providing statistical information re rents payments, letters to those in arrears, inputting information to computer system, filing etc.Housing Strategy - admin clerk to Housing Strategy Officer. Typing, filing, answering queries.Housing Assistant - Assessing application forms for council housing, visiting applicants, assessing points for housing list, daling with emergency accommodation / homelessness, providing information, answering queries.



Mehadrin Marketing

• Purchase Ledger Clerk

  • Jan 2000 - Jul 2000

  Did spread sheet work, kept track of orders, etc. General admin. Did spread sheet work, kept track of orders, etc. General admin.



Unemployment Benefit Office / Job Centre

• Administrative Officer

  • Feb 1992 - Oct 1999

  Responsible for a box of claims for benefits - assessing claims, signing claimants, authorising payments for benefit, aiding applicants in form filling, providing information Responsible for a box of claims for benefits - assessing claims, signing claimants, authorising payments for benefit, aiding applicants in form filling, providing information