Senior Planning Enforcement Officer

London Borough of Sutton; Carshalton; Vor Ort; GBP 38.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave entitlements (26–32 days)

Flexible Working - Smarter Working

Training and development opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Zusammenfassung

The London Borough of Sutton is seeking an experienced Planning Enforcement professional to join our enforcement team. You will investigate breaches of planning control across diverse developments and support senior managers and councillors in shaping enforcement strategies.

The role requires a proactive, self‑motivated candidate who can mentor colleagues and operate across departments. You will be expected to work from the office two days a week and undertake ad hoc site visits as needed.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in planning enforcement and development controls.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and to mentor junior staff.

Aufgaben

• Investigate breaches of planning control on a range of developments including tall buildings, town centres, green belt and open space.
• Lead and mentor junior staff, collaborate with senior managers and elected councillors to develop leadership skills.
• Attend the office at least two days a week and be available for ad hoc site visits.

Jobbeschreibung

Salary Basis

Per annum

Leave Entitlement

28 days

Application Deadline

22/11/2026, 23:55

Anticipated Interview Date(s)

TBC

About the Borough

The London Borough of Sutton is situated less than 30 minutes by train from Central London, with direct connections to London Victoria and London Bridge. Found in zone 5 with good transport links in and out of London, Sutton boasts award winning parks and open spaces, low crime rates, affordable housing and great schools. As well as high levels of resident engagement and satisfaction, providing quality services and success in addressing our financial challenges, whilst involving residents in key issues and high street changes.

Sutton is continuously investing in the health, wellbeing and education of our residents and the future generation, as set out in the “Ambitious for Sutton” corporate plan. We are home to the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research. Together with the development of the London Cancer Hub, Sutton will be the world’s leading life‑science district, specialising in cancer research and treatment. Our vision will create around 13,000 jobs while contributing £1.2bn to the UK economy each year, a vibrant community of scientists, doctors and innovative companies intended to deliver real benefits for cancer patients and drive economic growth. With the regeneration of the local areas with new homes and schools, Sutton is passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

The Council is seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment. As we strive to improve our services and spaces for our residents as set out in the ‘Ambitious for Sutton’ corporate plan, Sutton aims to shape the future of the borough and adapt to the needs of its residents to make our Borough a great place to live, work and raise a family.

About the Role and our Ideal Candidate

An excellent opportunity to progress your Planning Enforcement career within a vibrant, diverse London authority. Working within the Planning Service’s enforcement team will offer you a wide range of interesting casework, investigating and enforcing against breaches of planning control on a range of developments including tall buildings, town centres, green belt and open space. The role offers the potential to mentor junior members of staff and work closely with senior managers and elected councillors to develop your leadership skills.

We are seeking a candidate experienced in planning and enforcement, either at a senior level or someone who is looking to progress their career to the next level. The ideal candidate will be self‑motivated and committed whilst able to work effectively within a team environment and collaboratively across the Council. The successful candidate will be expected to attend the office at least two days a week and be available for ad hoc site visits.

About Us

Planning Enforcement is a high profile, frontline team that comprises four officers and is part of the Planning and Building Control team of approximately 40 officers responsible for delivering Development Management, Strategic Planning, Building Control and Business Support. Officers in Planning Enforcement work together collaboratively across the whole Planning service, particularly the teams handling planning applications and validation, plus other departments at the Council and external stakeholders. The wider team sits within the Environment, Housing and Neighbourhoods directorate at London Borough of Sutton.

Our Offer To You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
• Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Two volunteering days per year
• Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Additional Information

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points‑based immigration system affecting EU and Non‑EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case‑by‑case basis.