Validation Technician

We have an opportunity for Validation Technician to work in our Development Management Planning Support team. 

You will work in a team of four Validation Officers whose main duties include the registration and validation of all planning applications and pre-application submissions. This includes checking all submissions against both national planning requirements as well as the Mid Devon Local Validation Checklist as well as calculating and checking the relevant planning fees against the national application fee calculators for planning applications and Mid Devon’s pre-application fee structure for other requests and proposals. 

You will identify relevant consultees and notify local communities and residents of application submissions and produce sites notices and weekly lists of applications for local papers. 

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