Planning Enforcement Officer

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Job summary

Maldon District Council seeks a professional for their Planning Enforcement Service on a full-time basis. The role involves site visits, documentation, and customer liaison, offering a chance to develop professionally in a pivotal department within the council. Enjoy a hybrid working model while participating in meaningful service delivery.

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of Town Planning legislation required.
• Practical experience of site inspections, including writing notes and taking photographs.
• Ability to deal with customers effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site visits for planning enforcement cases and document findings.
• Liaise with Enforcement Team for reporting and monitoring sites.
• Assist with customer correspondence for sites not requiring planning permission.

Skills

Knowledge of Town Planning legislation

Site inspections

Customer service

Education

Relevant degree in Planning or related field

Job description

Description

Maldon District Council is seeking a professional to join our busy and dynamic Planning Department within the Enforcement Service on a permanent, full-time basis.

You should have some knowledge of Town Planning legislation with some practical experience of site inspections, including the writing of notes and photographs and dealing with customers.

This is a great opportunity to start your professional development in planning enforcement.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high quality, customer focused services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

This role forms part of our positive hybrid ways of working and therefore offers some opportunity to work between home and the office. The role also enables the post holder to visit attractive areas around the Maldon District whilst carrying out site visits as part of the responsibilities of the role.

About this role

To carry out site visits on planning enforcement cases. Taking comprehensive notes and photographs and uploading them onto the Council internal management systems.

To have an understanding of the permitted development rights for development.

To carry out site visits for S106 legal clause discharge and housing development monitoring and reporting back to the Planning Policy Section on site visit findings.

To liaise with the other officers in the Enforcement Team, reporting back on site visits, accompanying them on more complex site visits.

To assist with basic customer correspondence for sites which after visiting do not require planning permission.

For an informal discussion about this position

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Anne Shorlandon 01621 732679or email [e-mail].

Alternatively, you can download the job description from our website.

To apply

If you would like to be considered for this role, we would love to hear from you. Please complete the online application form on our website. We are unable to accept CVs.