Planning Compliance Officer

Essential Employment; Esher; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is recruiting a Planning Compliance Officer to work around Esher on a full-time temporary basis. The role involves investigating breaches of planning control, researching histories and permissions, and ensuring compliance on development sites.

You will conduct site visits, interview stakeholders, negotiate for voluntary compliance, draft enforcement notices, and liaise with Legal Services.

Qualifications

• Experience investigating breaches of planning control.
• Able to research planning histories and permissions.
• Experience drafting enforcement notices and reports.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Investigate alleged breaches of planning control and assess enforcement needs.
• Research planning histories, approvals, and supporting documents.
• Conduct site visits, measurements, and surveys to verify compliance.
• Interview landowners, occupiers, developers, and the public.
• Draft and serve enforcement notices and other statutory documentation.
• Liaise with Legal Services on enforcement proceedings, appeals, hearings, prosecutions, and court actions.
• Prepare evidence for appeals, inquiries, hearings, and court proceedings.
• Respond to enquiries from councillors, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders.
• Support enforcement projects and promote community engagement.
• Assist with enforcement activity relating to CIL regulations and other planning legislation.

Skills

Investigations

Planning enforcement

Stakeholder liaison

Report writing

Job description

Planning Compliance Officer needed to work around Esher Paying £26.78 per hr ref OR112826

Full time hours on a temporarybasis

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate alleged breaches of planning control and assess whether enforcement action is required.
• Research planning histories, approved plans, permissions, and supporting documents relating to development sites.
• Conduct site visits, inspections, measurements, and surveys to establish compliance with planning permissions.
• Interview landowners, occupiers, developers, and members of the public and obtain statements where necessary.
• Negotiate with individuals and organisations to secure voluntary compliance with planning regulations.
• Prepare reports recommending appropriate enforcement action.
• Draft and serve enforcement notices and other statutory documentation.
• Liaise with Legal Services regarding enforcement proceedings, appeals, hearings, prosecutions, and court actions.
• Prepare and present evidence for appeals, public inquiries, hearings, and court proceedings.
• Respond to enquiries from councillors, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders.
• Support proactive planning enforcement projects across the borough.
• Promote community engagement and public awareness of planning compliance requirements.
• Assist with enforcement activity relating to Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regulations and other planning legislation.

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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