Planning Officer (Policy)

This is a fantastic time to join an ambitious, innovative, and award-winning planning team.

We are looking for an organised individual to work across our planning policy team including supporting neighbourhood planning, community engagement for the regionally significant Trent Valley Supercluster, projects in our town centres, as well as for Local Plan review.

This post is ideal for a recent graduate or a Planner in the early stages of their career, with an enthusiasm and interest in community planning and engagement, looking for an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, supportive and friendly team.

We offer a generous employee benefit package including 26-32 days holiday plus bank holidays, free healthcare cash plan, flexitime and so much more. You can read about all our employee benefits on our recruitment website.

We value the diversity of our people and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We maintain fair and well thought out recruitment processes at every stage to make sure that everyone is treated equally.

Please select Apply Online to upload your CV and covering letter, highlighting your relevant experience, qualifications, skills and achievements.

Please note that the application process will require you to upload your CV. If you don't have one to upload, you can download a CV Template we've created to help you get started.

For information about the Council, a Job Description and Person Specification, please visit careers.bassetlaw.gov.uk

Closing date:  Midnight - Monday 25th August 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early when we receive sufficient and suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure that you submit your CV as soon as possible so that you can be considered for this role. 

Interview date:  Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th September 2025.