Senior Planning Officer

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; Stansty; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Senior Planning Officer to manage a diverse caseload, including major housing and employment applications. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, requiring site visits and in-person meetings, making it ideal for an experienced Town Planner who is looking to advance their career. The position comes with a competitive salary, employee benefits, and a commitment to high quality planning outcomes while protecting the environment.

Benefits

Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave up to 32 days

Family-friendly policies

Discounted leisure membership

Access to employee assistance programme

Health & wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Experienced Town Planner with valid driving license.
• Ability to manage a broad and varied caseload.
• Desire to develop high quality planning outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Join the Development Management team to deal with housing and employment applications.
• Conduct site visits and attend in-person meetings.
• Support the delivery of high quality development while protecting the environment.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Judgment and initiative

Education

Recognised qualification in Planning or equivalent experience

Membership of the RTPI (desirable)

Tools

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Senior Planning Officer

Salary: £41,771 - £45,091

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Town Planner to the role of Senior Planning Officer in our busy Development Management team. The role will offer you the opportunity of dealing with dealing with broad and varied caseload, including applications for major housing and employment developments.

To be considered for the role, you must have arecognisedqualification in Planning, a related subject or equivalent experience as well as hold a valid driving license. Membership of the RTPI would be desirable. You will be expected to demonstrate your judgment and initiative; have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a desire to develop your experience of delivering high quality planning outcomes.

This role allows for a combination of working in office and at home. You will also be required to undertake site visits. Whilst significant use is made of Zoom and Microsoft Teams, there will also be a requirement to attend in-person meetings.

The Council is committed to providing a high quality and responsive Planning service that supports the delivery of high quality development whilst also protecting the environment.

This Senior Planning Officer post attracts a recruitment incentive payment of £2,996 as a welcome to the Council.

In certain conditions an additional retention incentive payment of £2,996 may also applicable on the anniversary of your appointment if you remain in service in an eligible role/ team.

The payments will be pro rata for part time employees and are subject to normal employee deductions e.g. pension, NI and Tax and other terms and conditions apply. Please see the Recruitment & Retention Payment Guidance note for more details

Please view our employee benefits available to you whilst working in the Council if you are successful in your application here.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

For an informal discussion contact Matthew Phillips, Head of Service Planning Development Management on 01978 298780 or by email: [e-mail]

The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Discounted leisure membership
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally

Health & well-being resources, for example:

• Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
• Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
• Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
• In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
• Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
• Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
• Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
• Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
• Legal, financial and consumer advice
• Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
• Menopause Café and guidance
• Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values:

• Empowerment
• Trust and honesty
• Aspiration
• Collaboration
• Making a difference
• Fairness

Closing date: 1 March 2026

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