About The Service
Cardiff is one of the fastest growing and most highly-skilled cities in Britain. The city economy is growing, jobs and businesses are being created and the city’s population is set to continue to expand.
The Planning Service contains three Teams: Planning Policy; Strategic Development Management & Placemaking; and Non-Strategic Development Management & Enforcement. Together, we play a key role in delivering and managing the growth of the city through the following work:
- putting in place a plan-led policy framework - preparing plans and guidance;
- delivering new developments through a masterplanning and placemaking approach;
- providing an efficient development management service - effectively processing the highest number of planning applications in Wales; and
- continually working to improve performance and efficiency.
The positive outcomes of the Service’s work include:
- bringing forward the homes people need, especially affordable homes;
- generating significant investment in the city and supporting the local economy;
- approving new schemes which create a wide range of jobs;
- securing new infrastructure from development proposals;
- approving schemes which support the role of the city centre and local centres;
- ensuring new development responds positively to local context;
- creating places where people like to live, work and visit; and
- preserving and enhancing the built and natural environment.
About the job
The post is within the Placemaking Group, which plays a key role in managing change within the city.
Our vision is 'to support the planned growth of the city and the delivery of liveable, integrated and sustainable neighbourhoods through excellence in Development Management and Placemaking, whilst preserving and enhancing the built and natural environment’.
The Group provides advice relating to urban design and historic environment matters to all parts of the Planning Service and the wider Council. We produce design and heritage policy and guidance and undertake public realm and infrastructure projects. We undertake collaborative weekly Design Review sessions for most major applications and many non-strategic proposals which present unusual design issues.
Full details of the post duties and responsibilities can be found within the Job Description.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for someone with a passion for good design who can shape and add value to development proposals at every scale and in sensitive settings.
You will have a good understanding of placemaking policy and best practice and use this to take on a diverse range of design and heritage work. This will include:
- Providing specialist advice relating to planning, listed building consent or advertisement consent applications, pre-app proposals and in-house site design brief documents.
- Contributing to the provision of design and conservation advice in respect of other relevant departmental and corporate regeneration initiatives and projects whilst also ensuring statutory, legislative and Council requirements are met.
- Liaising with Councillors, applicants, their agents and the general public to ensure that they receive comprehensive advice on design and heritage issues.
- Contributing towards the preparation of design and heritage policies including area and site specific policies and guidance as part of the Local Development Plan process.
- Preparing reports, guidance, publicity, technical papers and other information and to assist in the presentation of them at meetings, committees and outside organisations when required to do so, including the review of conservation areas.
Additional information
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
In completing the application form, please ensure that your statement evidences how you meet the Council's four essential core Behavioural Competencies, together with the essential/desirable skills and experiences within the Job Description and Person Specification.
Due to the current COVID-19 circumstances the interview process for this role will be held on a virtual basis using an appropriate online platform. If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process or if you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact Ross Cannon, RCannon@cardiff.gov.uk
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