Planning Officer (Development Management) NEW Tameside Council Posted today Tameside £38,626 - [...]

Tameside Integrated Care Partnership; Higher Ashton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Tameside Integrated Care Partnership as a Planning Officer to manage significant development projects in the Greater Manchester area. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment focused on community growth and planning excellence.

Benefits

Opportunities for further training

Support towards RTPI membership

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in planning.
• Experience in a planning team in public or private practice is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of planning applications.
• Provide pre-application advice.
• Support Assistant Planning Officers.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Relevant professional qualification at Level 6 or above

Job description

Planning Officer (Development Management)

Tameside

Full Time

Permanent

Expires 16/06/2025

About the Role

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade H. Scale 29 - £38,626 to Scale 34 - £43,693 with a professional bar at SCP 31 £40,476**

Hours Per Week: 36hours

Base Location: Tameside One, Ashton-under-Lyne

Assessment Date: Shortlisting w/c 23 June 2025, Interviews w/c 30 June 2025

The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Development Management team as a Planning Officer.

There’s plenty happening in Tameside. With some of the largest development pockets of land in the Greater Manchester area, Tameside has a has a number of significant growth projects that are being taken forward. These include the 2,000+ home Godley Green Garden Village, Ashton Moss employment site with capacity to deliver 1 million sq ft of commercial floorspace, the St Petersfield mixed use regeneration scheme and other significant mixed use regeneration projects in Tameside’s 9 towns. The Council has recently established a Strategic Growth Unit to provide a focus on the delivery of major projects which will boost the economic performance of the Borough.

The development management team has in integral role in supporting this growth and ensuring that the right developments are in the right places. You will be a key part of the team providing pre-application advice and managing a caseload of planning applications alongside other forms of applications including prior approvals, adverts, and lawful development certificates.

This role will support your personal development, ranging from the consideration of minor applications initially and then the opportunity to develop experience on more major applications for high profile schemes. We want to support you on your professional journey as a town planner. You will be supported by supervision and training to achieve your ambitions.

About You

You will have excellent communication skills which you will use when liaising with Elected Members, applicants/agents, and other internal and external teams to provide advice and assistance as required. You will also provide support to Assistant Planning Officers and colleagues within the team to help develop their planning skills and expertise. Experience of working in a planning team in public or private practice is beneficial but not essential.

In return, we can offer you a chance to thrive and develop your career in town planning. The position is permanent with a competitive salary, opportunities for further training, and support in working towards your RTPI membership.

Tameside Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates looking for flexible working arrangements.

About Us

Come shape the future of Tameside with us!

Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Place at Tameside Council.

“Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that’s making a real difference to our borough.

“Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tamesidecovering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day.

‘’We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge, Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and asssets for the future.

To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board.

Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!’’

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

** This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

This is a politically restricted post.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 2490 or [emailprotected]

Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL6 6BH, United Kingdom