Planning Compliance Officer

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

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Planning Compliance Officer to work around Esher on a full-time temporary basis, paying £26.78 per hour. The role involves investigating breaches of planning control, researching planning histories, and conducting site visits to ensure compliance with permissions.

You will interview landowners and stakeholders, negotiate voluntary compliance, and draft enforcement notices. Liaisons with Legal Services and preparation for appeals or inquiries are part of the job.

Qualifications

• Investigate alleged breaches of planning control.
• Assess when enforcement action is required.
• Research planning histories and permissions.
• Draft enforcement notices and statutory documents.

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.

Skills

Enforcement action

Site inspections

Stakeholder communications

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 acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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