Principal Planning Officer (Planning) Salary: 314.79 day rate Location: Borough Hall, MK42 Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Till March 2026 with the possibility of extension JOB PURPOSE:To ensure that strategic developments, including corporate projects, are delivered in accordance with principal objectives and policies of the Development Plan. To act as a lead officer in the processing and determination and delivery of major and complex planning applications (and where required defending appeals), including negotiation of the content of the schemes and ensuring the delivery of key social and community infrastructure via planning obligations.MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES: To work independently as a lead case officer in the processing and determination of major and complex planning applications and other strategic/corporate projects, to include the negotiation of the content of each application and the negotiation of necessary planning obligations.To prepare reports for consideration by the Development Management Team Leader or Planning Manager on delegated cases and for consideration and determination by the Planning Committee on cases falling outside the scope of the Scheme of Delegation.To provide pre-application advice and co-ordinate the advice of other departments of the Borough Council to applicants and their agents to assist them with the preparation of major/complex planning applications, masterplans, development briefs and design guides/codes.To advise upon the requirement