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Senior Planning Officer

3 months ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

About The Role:

What's in it for you?


Looking for a new and exciting challenge? Would you like to develop your planning career in a beautiful and iconic area which not only has thousands of listed buildings, national landscape designations and England's only natural World Heritage Site - the Jurassic Coast but is also a place of growth and innovation with a population of 380,000 and an economy worth around £8.

1 billion?

What you can expect to be doing?

Further Information:

About you


The posts have a significant travel requirement and you are contractually required to have a vehicle (or transport deemed to be suitable by the council) available for use as required.


We are able to work in a hybrid way with significant homeworking however there is a requirement to carry out site visits and attend in person meetings.

This is a full time role at 37 hours per week. Part-time applicants will be considered.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

About Us
All roles call for affinity with our values: Responsibility, Respect, Recognition and Collaboration.

With a team that lives by these principles, we have a friendly and supportive workplace where you'll be free to learn, develop and thrive.


Employee benefits are generous and include a local government pension, flexible and family friendly working, the opportunity for significant home working and continual learning and development opportunities.

Working in Planning - Dorset Council

Protect it. Shape it. Enjoy it. Be part of Dorset
If you would like to discuss the job vacancies in further detail, please contact the relevant manager as detailed below:
Andrew Collins, Northern Team Leader

About Us:

Dorset Council:
A great place to work

We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.


This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

Find out more about how to apply.