Senior Planning Officer

Park Avenue Recruitment; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Council is seeking an experienced Development Management Planning Officer to provide delivery-focused capacity in the Planning Service. The role is 37 hours per week, hybrid working with office attendance for site visits, meetings and other work as necessary.

Start ASAP, rate negotiable. You will handle a caseload including householder/minor, rural, and small residential schemes, with strong report-writing and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

• UK Local Authority development management experience required.
• Proven ability to determine planning applications with minimal supervision.
• Strong report writing and decision‑making skills.
• Experience using planning IT systems (Uniform/IDOX) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver determinations on planning applications in a busy caseload.
• Prepare committee reports and provide sound professional advice.
• Work hands-on with site visits and client/stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Local Authority DM experience

Application determination

Caseload management

Report writing

Delivery-focused

Independent working

Tools

Uniform

IDOX

Job description

I'm currently working closely with a Nottinghamshire Council who are looking for an experienced Development Management Planning Officer to provide additional capacity within their Planning Service.

This is a delivery-focused role for someone who can hit the ground running, take ownership of a caseload and determine applications with minimal supervision.

Role details

• Planning Officer - Development Management
• 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday
• Initial 3-month contract, with potential for extension
• Hybrid working, with office attendance required for site visits, meetings and other work as necessary
• Start: ASAP
• Rate: Negotiable - please let me know your expectations
• IR35: Inside

The caseload is likely to include

• Householder and minor applications
• Rural and agricultural applications
• Small/medium-scale residential schemes, generally up to 30 dwellings
• Pre-application enquiries
• Appeals and associated casework
• Committee reports where required

They are looking for someone with

• Recent UK Local Authority Development Management experience
• Strong application determination experience
• The ability to manage a busy caseload independently
• Excellent report-writing and decision-making skills
• Experience using Uniform / IDOX - essential
• A delivery-focused approach and the ability to work with minimal supervision

This is not a management or policy role - they specifically want an experienced Development Management planner who enjoys being hands-on and progressing applications through to determination.

Thanks so much, I look forward to hearing from you.

Steve

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