Senior Planning Policy Officer

2 weeks ago


Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Portsmouth City Council Full time

Why come & work for Planning & Economic Growth in Portsmouth?
Planning and Economic Growth is dedicated to leading the sustainable development of our City.

We want to deliver sustainable growth to meet present and future needs whilst improving the environment and everyone's quality of life.


Portsmouth hosts many cultural events ranging from the the Victorious Festival on Southsea Seafront to Portsmouth Comic Con at the Guildhall.

It is a university city with a growing educational offer and of course home port to the Royal Navy.

Located on the sunny south coast of England, Portsmouth boasts excellent rail and road links to other cities including London, Brighton and Southampton.


Portsmouth City Council
At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff. We want to build a bigger and better city and we need the best employees to do so.


With a little over 210,000 residents and 8,000 businesses throughout this city, our goal is to ensure the best care and development for all those within the city.

From customer service to multi-million pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

Your New Role
You will support the preparation, monitoring and review of the Local Plan and other development plan documents.

You will draft evidence and written representations to support public inquiries and examinations in public, whilst commenting on local plans from neighbouring local planning authorities.


You will analyse and respond to planning legislation/ guidance and policy consultations as well as undertake public consultation on planning policy documents.

You will also represent the Council at planning meetings (including sub regional planning groups), conferences and seminars.

You will be someone who can be flexible in your responsibilities within the planning department.

This will involve assisting others with their work areas as required including Development Management and provide guidance and support to the technical officers and other planning officers.


What you need to succeed


You will be educated to degree level in Town and Country Planning or have an equivalent qualification, with some experience of working in planning policy.

You will also have current knowledge of planning legislation and procedures and experience in community consultation/participation.


If you are a team player with project management experience who can manage your own work programme plus a good communicator who can develop partnerships with other organisations then we would love to hear from you.


What you'll get in return working for Portsmouth City Council
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

  • A generous pension scheme
  • Up to 31 days annual leave per year bank holidays
  • Flexible / hybrid working
  • A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
  • Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
  • Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
  • Potential to purchase additional annual leave
  • Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans
Please check out the link here to view the benefits of working with us

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**What next
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