Planning and Building Control Jobs

We have several positions in our planning teams at varying levels which will give you the opportunity to help shape communities where people want to live, work and play.  

We are committed to enabling safe, inviting and sustainable places that are brilliant to live in. 

This is an opportunity for enthusiastic individuals who can demonstrate an aptitude for planning to join our busy planning teams.

Our current opportunities:

Graduate Development Officer (Planning)

Full time position - salary £22,557 - £27,666 (pay award pending)

This is an exciting opportunity within our friendly, supportive and progressive Development Management team for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals with excellent communication skills, who want to make a difference to the built and natural environment, to join our busy planning teams as a Graduate Development Officers.

Depending on your knowledge and experience your main responsibilities will be the processing of a range of planning applications and associated consents, including providing pre-application advice on proposed applications, assessing, preparing and presenting reports on planning applications, representing the Council in any appeals and investigating alleged breaches of planning control.

There will also be an opportunity to gain experience in other teams within the planning service.

Graduate Development Officer (Planning)

Development Officer (Planning)

Full time position - salary £27,667 - £34,730 (pay award pending)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and suitably experienced candidate to fill the post of Development Officer within a friendly and supportive area based team of Officers responsible for delivering Development Management decisions.

You will be joining a very experienced team with the additional benefit of a varied caseload and a mix of home and office working and site visits.

The role involves managing a large caseload of planning applications and pre-application enquiries, which will include a mix of householder and minor proposals for housing, employment, tourism, agricultural and infrastructure developments.

Development Officer (Planning)

Senior Development Officer (Planning)

Full time position - salary £34,731 - £41,703 (pay award pending)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and committed candidate to fill the post of Senior Development Officer within a friendly and supportive area based team of Officers responsible for delivering Development Management decisions.

You will be joining a very experienced team with the additional benefit of a varied caseload and a mix of home and office working and site visits.

The role involves managing a large caseload of planning applications and pre-application enquiries, which will include a mix of minor and major proposals for housing, employment, tourism, agricultural and infrastructure developments.

Senior Development Officer (Planning)

Principal Development Officer (Planning)

Full time position - salary £34,731 - £41,703 (pay award pending)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and committed candidate to fill the post of Principal Development Officer within a friendly and supportive area based team of Development Officers responsible for delivering Development Management decisions within the east of the Duchy.

You will be joining a very experienced team with the additional benefit of a varied caseload and a mix of home and office working.

The role involves managing a large caseload of more complex planning applications and pre-application enquiries, which may include a mix of minor and major proposals for housing, employment, tourism, agricultural and infrastructure developments, whilst also supporting and mentoring less experienced team members.

Principal Development Officer (Planning)