Planner (Career Grade)(Enforcement)
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Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
Make a Difference in Shaping Our City
Were looking for a motivated and customer-focused Planner (Career Grade) Enforcement to join our Planning team within the Development and City Services Directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that development across the city complies with planning legislation and contributes positively to our communities.
Whether you're just starting your planning career or looking to build on existing experience, this career-graded post offers a clear pathway for progression and development.
Job Description
What Youll Be Doing
Were looking for a motivated and customer-focused Planner (Career Grade) Enforcement to join our Planning team within the Development and City Services Directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that development across the city complies with planning legislation and contributes positively to our communities.
Whether you're just starting your planning career or looking to build on existing experience, this career-graded post offers a clear pathway for progression and development.
Job Description
What Youll Be Doing
- Investigating alleged breaches of planning control and taking appropriate enforcement action.
- Providing clear, professional advice to the public, colleagues, and elected members.
- Monitoring compliance with planning permissions and Section 106 agreements.
- Preparing reports, statements, and evidence for appeals, hearings, and court proceedings.
- Supporting continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery.
- Collaborating across teams to deliver positive outcomes and uphold the Councils values.
Responsibilities
- Work within the planning and regulatory service to deliver a pro-active, responsive, and co-ordinated approach to enforcement activities to ensure compliance with planning and related permissions
- Provide advice/guidance on whether breaches of planning control have occurred and take appropriate action within the regulatory legislative framework and council policies to remedy
- Investigate cases of potential planning infringements including carrying out site inspections an assembling appropriate and reliable evidence
- Prepare reports or statements on enforcement matters. Make recommendations in relation to alleged breaches of planning legislation, about breaches where it is not considered to be expedient to enforce and to ensure matters are progressed to an acceptable and agreed outcome. This includes negotiating remedies to breaches of planning control through voluntary compliance or through taking formal enforcement action
- Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation and council policies
- Regularly review and monitor s106 agreements to ensure compliance with trigger dates and the payment of commuted sums or direct provision of facilities on site. Co-ordinate action across the council to ensure that appropriate and timely action is taken and to work with colleagues where a breach has occurred
Skills Required
First degree or equivalent that would allow entry onto RTPI accredited postgraduate degree or relevant planning enforcement course
Why work for us
Our council is full of people who have chosen to work in local government because they want to help others and make a difference to their lives or the environment in which local people live.
We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package. Whether youre looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.
Norwich City Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about promoting Norwich and
- A strong interest in planning enforcement and regulatory work.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage a varied caseload and work independently.
- Commitment to customer service and continuous improvement.
- Experience in planning enforcement or development management.
- Knowledge of planning legislation and enforcement procedures.
- Eligibility for or membership of the RTPI (or working towards it).
First degree or equivalent that would allow entry onto RTPI accredited postgraduate degree or relevant planning enforcement course
Why work for us
Our council is full of people who have chosen to work in local government because they want to help others and make a difference to their lives or the environment in which local people live.
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We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package. Whether youre looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.
Norwich City Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about promoting Norwich and
the services the council provides. We also offer good career prospects with competitive rates of pay, generous holidays and working arrangements to suit all lifestyles.
Equal Opportunities Policy
The council is committed to a policy of equality opportunity in employment, in recruitment and the services we provide. Applications are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post regardless of sex, gender reassignment, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status, domestic responsibilities, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. People with disabilities are guaranteed an interview provided they are suitably qualified and/or experienced.
Candidates will be considered for shortlisting on the factual information on their application form. Therefore it is important to give as much detail as possible including information about experience gained outside employment.
Benefits
We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package and are proud to have the Living Wage accreditation. Whether youre looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.
Equal Opportunities Policy
The council is committed to a policy of equality opportunity in employment, in recruitment and the services we provide. Applications are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post regardless of sex, gender reassignment, race, ethnic origin, disability, age, marital status, domestic responsibilities, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. People with disabilities are guaranteed an interview provided they are suitably qualified and/or experienced.
Candidates will be considered for shortlisting on the factual information on their application form. Therefore it is important to give as much detail as possible including information about experience gained outside employment.
Benefits
We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package and are proud to have the Living Wage accreditation. Whether youre looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.
- All employees are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)