Enforcement Officer

Halton Borough Council; Widnes; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 34 days + option to buy 4

LGPS pension

Life Cover 3x

Personal development

Free car parking

Flexible working

Wellbeing benefits

Car allowance

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is looking for a planning professional to join the Planning and Development Management team, handling enforcement cases, processing planning applications and consents, and negotiating Section 106 agreements.

You will contribute to continuous improvement, provide guidance to junior colleagues, and support sustainable growth across the Borough. The role is 37 hours per week with a generous benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Deal with a range of enforcement cases and process planning applications and associated consents, Section 106 negotiations, professional analysis and appraisal, policy formulation and with planning appeals.

Job description

Our Story

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services. We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team

The Planning and Development Management team consists of professional officers responsible for a wide range of planning-related functions. The service works collaboratively with other Council departments, stakeholders, and external partners to secure sustainable development that benefits residents and businesses across the Borough. The Planning Enforcement and Development Management Team play a key role in delivering the Local Plan and ensuring high quality development is secured to support the acceleration of sustainable growth across the Borough.

Hours

37 hours

Your Contributions

• To deal with a range of Enforcement cases and process planning applications and associated consents, Section 106 negotiations, professional analysis and appraisal, policy formulation and with planning appeals.
• Prepare instructions to solicitors seeking the service of enforcement notices under the Town and Country Planning Acts, in line with best practice, to ensure the effective resolution of the case.
• To assist with the rolling out of programmes of continuous improvement, identifying good practice and innovation and to provide guidance to junior team colleagues.

Our Offer

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Car allowance

Next Steps

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Glen Henry [e-mail] or Emma Breheny [e-mail] Interviews will take place week commencing 5th October 2026 At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – [e-mail] Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

Next Steps: At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Glen Henry [e-mail] or Emma Breheny [e-mail] Interviews will take place week commencing 5th October 2026 At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – [e-mail] Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible. We look forward to receiving your application!