Planning Enforcement Team Leader

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working

Car parking

Job summary

Blaby District Council is looking for an experienced Planning Enforcement Manager to lead and develop a proactive enforcement service across the district. You will manage a varied caseload, monitor sites, and prepare court documents, while guiding a team to deliver high-quality outcomes.

With the recent Local Plan and district growth, this role offers exciting career development, strong collaboration with stakeholders, and flexible hybrid working arrangements combining on-site and home working.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of planning enforcement and experience in managing a varied and complex caseload.
• Proven management skills to lead, motivate and develop a team while prioritising quality enforcement.
• Strong communication, negotiation and report-writing skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a proactive enforcement service across the district.
• Manage a varied and complex caseload, monitor sites, and serve formal notices.
• Prepare documents for court and coordinate planning enforcement actions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve positive enforcement outcomes.

Skills

Planning enforcement

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Report writing

Job description

Our planning team is growing, and we are looking to recruit an experienced Planning Enforcement Manager to lead and develop a proactive and effective enforcement service across the district.

This is an exciting time to join our team. Following the recent launch of our Local Plan, the district is set to experience substantial growth, bringing new and varied challenges for our planning service and opportunities for you to develop your career.

You will be an effective team player, with experience of managing a varied and complex caseload. You will have extensive knowledge of, and experience in, planning enforcement, enabling you to confidently manage complex cases, monitor sites, serve formal notices and prepare documents for court.

Alongside this, your proven management skills will enable you to lead, motivate and develop the team while managing competing priorities and maintaining a high-quality enforcement service.

Strong communication, negotiation and report-writing skills, together with the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders and achieve positive enforcement outcomes are also required.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape this service to deliver on its goals, with full support given by the Development Services Manager and wider team.

• Benefits of working with us include a Local Government Pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays.

We also support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of onsite and home working.

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, careleaversand those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

Closingdate: 6 November 2026
Interview date: 17 November 2026