Senior Planning Enforcement & Compliance Lead

ALOIS Solutions; Park Central; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Shropshire Council is seeking a Senior Planning Enforcement Officer to join the Planning Enforcement Team in Shrewsbury. The role focuses on managing enforcement cases, providing specialist advisory input, and supporting enforcement decisions.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in planning enforcement, a solid understanding of regulations, and excellent report writing and stakeholder management skills. Local authority experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning enforcement and development management.
• Strong knowledge of planning regulations and enforcement processes.
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning enforcement cases and investigations.
• Provide specialist planning enforcement advice.
• Evaluate evidence, prepare reports, and support enforcement decisions.
• Attend planning committees, hearings, public inquiries, and site meetings.
• Support and guide planning enforcement colleagues.
• Work with internal teams and external stakeholders to improve service delivery.

Skills

Enforcement experience

Development management

Local authority experience

Planning regulations knowledge

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Job description

Shropshire Council is seeking a Senior Planning Enforcement Officer to join the Planning Enforcement Team in Shrewsbury. The role focuses on managing enforcement cases, providing specialist advisory input, and supporting enforcement decisions.

The successful candidate will bring strong experience in planning enforcement, a solid understanding of regulations, and excellent report writing and stakeholder management skills. Local authority experience is preferred.