Principal Planning Officer - Compliance and Enforcement

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council seeks a Principal Planning Officer to lead its Compliance and Enforcement Team. The role involves overseeing investigations into planning breaches, managing applications, and supervising a small team, all while promoting a customer-focused approach.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

Hybrid working

Healthcare cash plan

Pension scheme

Discounts at nationwide retailers

Qualifications

• Expertise in town planning and planning enforcement is essential.
• Experience in managing and supervising small teams.
• Strong organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of compliance and enforcement service.
• Coordinate investigations into breaches of planning control.
• Manage planning applications and appeals related to enforcement.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Planning enforcement

Town planning

Organization

Education

Degree in Town Planning or related field

Job description

Principal Planning Officer - Compliance and Enforcement

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council are seeking an enthusiastic, positive, and proactive person, with a real customer focus, to work at a senior level within our Compliance and Enforcement Team.

The main purpose of the role is to support the delivery of an effective compliance and enforcement service covering all unauthorised developments relating to the Planning Acts and to ensure that development is carried out in accordance with approved plans. This will require the co-ordinating and managing of investigations into reported breaches of planning control, as well as the ability to manage planning applications and appeal work arising from enforcement action.

The successful candidate will have expertise and experience in town planning and planning enforcement and be well organized with good communication and negotiation skills. With the ability to apply their experience and motivate others, the post holder will also be responsible for the day-to-day management and supervision of a small team of Officers.

Basingstoke is a thriving high-tech town with excellent amenities, surrounded by picturesque villages and beautiful Hampshire countryside. Just 45 minutes to London Waterloo and bordering Surrey and the Thames Valley, Basingstoke offers a real blend of rural and urban living.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is a forward-looking, financially sustainable council, committed to a thriving economy and investing in the borough’s future. The council offers a wide range of benefits, including a generous leave entitlement, hybrid working, pension, and healthcare scheme.

Should this opportunity seem well suited to you, we would like to hear from you. To discuss this further, please contact the Assistant Planning Manager or telephone [phone].

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council offers a wide range of benefits, including a generous leave entitlement, access to discounts at nationwide retailers through our ‘B Rewarded’ discount site, flexible working, healthcare cash plan, pension scheme, and more.

The council signs up to the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the ‘Two Ticks’ scheme). If you declare a disability on your application and meet the essential criteria, we can guarantee you an interview.