Planning Policy and Projects Officer

The Planner Jobs Redactive Publishing Limited; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Planning Policy and Projects Officer to drive strategic planning initiatives in Torbay. Your responsibilities will include developing updated Local Plans, engaging communities, and responding to climate emergencies while supporting regional growth. This role aims to balance development impacts with community benefits and contribute positively to the Torbay area.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing Local Plans.
• Understanding of national planning frameworks.
• Ability to engage with community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update the Local Plan in response to national changes.
• Facilitate growth and regeneration across Torquay, Paignton, and Brixham.
• Align policy strategies on housing, environment, climate, and transport.

Skills

Community engagement

Planning policy development

Project management

Education

Relevant degree in Planning, Geography, or related field

Job description

Planning Policy and Projects Officer

We are recruiting a Planning Policy and Projects Officer to our growing strategic planning, transport, and climate team. Join the Torbay story and help deliver our ambitions in Torbay.

Come and help the team develop an updated Local Plan within the context of national change, working with our community on neighbourhood planning, and aligning strategies and delivery of policy, particularly across housing, environment, climate and transport.

Working within our Strategy and Project Management Team, you will help facilitate growth and regeneration across Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, responding to the Climate Emergency, working with our community, and making sure our policies are up to date and delivered.

We are looking for someone who strives to make a difference and wants to leave a positive legacy in a place where communities and businesses can thrive. You will support Torbay to grow, balancing the impacts of new development and maximising the benefits.

Torbay is an incredible place to live and work. Encompassing the towns of Torquay, Brixham and Paignton, sitting on the beautiful Tor Bay and next to the stunning landscape of Dartmoor National Park. Whilst we are a magnet for tourists, and known to many as the English Riviera, we also host globally significant technology businesses operating in photonic, marine industries, nanotechnology and medi-tech. But we can also balance out our work life with our stunning countryside and access to the sea, along 22 miles of coastline. We benefit from a mild climate which, coupled with the compelling natural environment, makes us a hugely attractive place to live and work.

If this sounds right for you, we’d love to hear from you. Come and be part of our #torbaystory.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser: https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/jobs/job-descriptions/planning-policy-and-projects-officer/

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For an informal chat please contact Adam Luscombe on 07920247651 or [e-mail].

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 21st July 2025.