64890 – Principal Planning Enforcement Officer

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking an experienced Planning Enforcement professional to manage complex enforcement cases for the LPA in Greater London. The role involves investigating breaches, gathering evidence, and representing the LPA at appeals and hearings.

Candidates should have significant Planning Enforcement experience, strong knowledge of UK planning legislation, and excellent report-writing and negotiation skills to liaise with developers, landowners, and legal teams.

Qualifications

• Significant Planning Enforcement experience.
• Local authority planning experience.
• Strong knowledge of planning legislation.
• Experience handling complex enforcement cases.
• Experience with appeals, hearings or inquiries.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex enforcement cases.
• Investigate planning breaches.
• Gather evidence and carry out site inspections.
• Prepare enforcement reports and notices.
• Work with legal and other Council teams.
• Negotiate with developers and landowners.
• Monitor compliance.
• Represent the LPA at appeals and legal proceedings.

Skills

Planning enforcement

UK planning legislation

Complex case management

Enforcement notices

Appeals and inquiries

Legal proceedings

Report writing

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Work Pattern: Hybrid , 36 hours per week

PAYE Pay Rate: £41.94 per hour

Main Purpose

To manage complex and high-profile planning enforcement cases, ensuring breaches of planning control are investigated and appropriate action is taken. Represent the LPA at appeals, hearings, inquiries and legal proceedings.

Typical Day

• Manage complex enforcement cases.
• Investigate planning breaches.
• Gather evidence and carry out site inspections.
• Prepare enforcement reports and notices.
• Work with legal and other Council teams.
• Negotiate with developers and landowners.
• Monitor compliance.
• Represent the LPA at appeals and legal proceedings.

Key Skills

• Planning enforcement.
• UK planning legislation.
• Complex case management.
• Enforcement notices.
• Appeals and inquiries.
• Legal proceedings.
• Report writing and negotiation.
• Stakeholder management.

Essential Requirements

• Significant Planning Enforcement experience.
• Local authority planning experience.
• Strong knowledge of planning legislation.
• Experience handling complex enforcement cases.
• Experience with appeals, hearings or inquiries.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.