Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
•Lead the work of providing a Planning Policy Service and related duties for the Cyngor Gwynedd planning authority area.
Responsibility for functions
•Lead the Team to ensure that duties relating to planning policy, mineral and waste planning and management of the Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) are carried out effectively.
•Responsibility for the team's financial resources.
•Responsibility for personal computer equipment.
Main duties
•Lead the process of preparing a Local Development Plan for the Gwynedd planning authority area, to ensure a Plan that complies with the statutory requirements and addresses the needs of the communities in the area socially, economically and environmentally in the future.‎This will include leading, coordinating, preparing and presenting:
•evidence base for topic papers;
•documents and presentations for the statutory public consultations as well as briefing sessions for Elected Members;
•evidence for the public inquiry.
•Lead and implement the arrangements for collaboration with the Council's Communications Team to ensure that an effective Communications Plan is in place for the process of preparing the Local Development Plan and the work of the Service.
•Lead and co-ordinate and reconcile where appropriate the process of preparing a Local Development Plan with strategies and other policy documents that have been, or are being prepared by the Council, by neighbouring authorities, at a regional and national level.
•Lead the commissioning work of the Team and take an overview of the work of consultants in connection with the work of preparing a Local Development Plan and identify opportunities to commission joint work with other authorities where appropriate.
•After adopting the Local Development Plan, leading on the process of monitoring, reviewing and revising the Plan.
•Lead the work of preparing a Supplementary Planning Guidance for the Local Development Plan (following adoption).
•Lead the work of implementing all the procedures that feed into monitoring the Joint Local Development Plan (Gwynedd and Anglesey) in partnership with Anglesey, to ensure that a joint Annual Monitoring Report (1 AMR) is prepared annually until the adoption of the New Plan, in accordance with the statutory requirements.
•The above to include leading the work of monitoring the Supplementary Planning Guidance and also the process of preparing any revised / new Supplementary Planning Guidance to support the policies of the current Joint Development Plan.
•Collaborate closely with the Planning Services and lead on the work of providing expert policy advice on proposals, planning applications and planning and enforcement appeals, including giving evidence, and also to ensure the input of the Planning Services, to the process of preparing the Local Development Plan and any Supplementary Planning Guidance.
•Lead and implement regular work arrangements to provide advice and specialist guidance on planning policy matters for Gwynedd Departments / Services, Elected Members and other customers of the Service.
•Lead on providing a response on behalf of Gwynedd to consultations by the Welsh Government and other relevant bodies.
•Lead and coordinate Gwynedd's input to the duties of the Corporate Joint Committee (North Wales) in connection with the process of preparing a Strategic Development Plan, to try and ensure that the Plan is in line with Gwynedd's priorities and needs.
•Lead the work of developing, preparing, monitoring and reviewing the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan (AONB), and promoting activities and actions to promote, safeguard and enhance the AONB.
•Lead the day-to-day work in the minerals and waste planning area, which includes specialist input on planning policy matters relating to minerals and waste in the Local Development Plan, input on regional and national strategies, deal with relevant planning applications, monitoring and enforcement work, offering planning advice and planning / enforcement appeals - with this as part of the North Wales Planning, Mineral and Waste Service.
•Lead the work of preparing and submitting reports to the Cabinet, the Leadership Team, Full Council, and any Committee, Sub-committee Panel or Forum, which is associated to the duties of the Team
•Lead on projects and research that is a high priority for the Council (e.g. Second homes and short-term holiday lets) and lead / represent Gwynedd on project teams and county, cross-county, regional and national meetings, which touch on the area of work and the duties of the Team.
•Managing and coordinating the Team's work programmes and budgets.
•Lead the work of contributing to the development and implementation of objectives and policies in the Council's corporate strategies and plans.
•Lead the work of contributing to cross-departmental and cross-county project teams to contribute to the work of producing a Local Development Plan, related planning policy work and other duties of the Service.
•Delegate on behalf of the Planning Policy Manager on matters relating to the Service.
•Assist the Planning Policy Manager to ensure that the duties of the Service are carried out effectively.
•Professional responsibility for monitoring the development and performance of the Team's staff and to prepare and implement a training programme.
•Monitor the performance of the Team and contribute towards managing the performance of the Service in accordance with the Council's corporate arrangements.
•To assist the team to establish operational principles, giving consideration to relevant Acts (e.g. Health and Safety, Well-being of Future Generations Act, Social Services and Well-being Act, Data Protection Act) and ensure adherence to them.
•Responsible for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsibility for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines.  Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint;
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds with the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
•Occasionally attend meetings outside normal working hours.