Senior Planning Enforcement Officer

Mid Devon Council District; Tiverton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Tiverton seeks an enforcement officer to enhance its Planning Enforcement service. The role requires extensive planning enforcement experience and strong communication abilities. The successful candidate will work within a supportive team dedicated to high-quality service delivery. Benefits include competitive pay, generous annual leave, flexible working, and excellent training opportunities. Relocation assistance is available. The closing date for applications is January 12, 2026.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate of pay

Discounted leisure membership

Generous annual leave entitlements

Flexible working arrangements

Pension scheme membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Considerable planning enforcement experience required.
• Excellent attention to detail is essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality Planning Enforcement service.
• Oversee the work of the Enforcement Assistant.
• Deal with complex enforcement matters effectively.

Skills

Planning enforcement experience

Attention to detail

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Mentoring

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make your mark, demonstrate your abilities and create a positive and lasting impact?

If so, Mid Devon would like to hear from you…

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced enforcement officer who is interested in using and developing their professional skills and knowledge to help us deliver a high-quality Planning Enforcement service.

Our team is a friendly, high performing team with knowledgeable and skilled planning officers that are always happy to help and support, and a positive culture previously recognized by the South West RTPI annual awards.

The successful candidate will need to bring considerable planning enforcement experience and be able to demonstrate that they can effectively and efficiently deal with a range of complex enforcement matters. They should also be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communications skills. You will also have day-to-day oversight of the work of the Enforcement Assistant and support in the mentoring and management of this officer.

Mid Devon District Council offers an excellent benefits package to all employees including:

• A competitive hourly rate of pay
• Access to a significantly discounted leisure membership with the Council’s leisure service
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible working and hybrid working arrangements
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent training and development opportunities

A competitive relocation package is available for anyone considering relocating to Mid Devon to take up this role. Further information can be provided to interested candidates upon request.

A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.

To find out more

To find out more about this role please contact John Hammond Development Management Manager on 01884 234216.

The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. For an explanation of what this means, please see Core Competencies.

A satisfactory basic disclosure check, and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.

Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.

Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:

CLOSING DATE:

CLOSING DATE: 12 January 2026 at 5:00pm

POST NUMBER:

POST NUMBER: PD23

VACANCY NUMBER:

VACANCY NUMBER: 2025143

Mid Devon District Council reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We're committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

If we've not contacted you within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on-going job search.