Planning Compliance Officer

3 weeks ago


Norwich, United Kingdom South Norfolk Council Full time

**Role Snapshot**

You will be investigating and taking all appropriate action to resolve breaches of planning control and will be monitoring the implementation of development to secure compliance with plans and conditions of consent. Negotiation and communication, together with the ability to think outside of the bo,x are key skills necessary to be successful in the role.

**What you could be part of**

Our One Planning Compliance Team is key to giving integrity to the planning system, investigating breaches of planning control, and ensuring compliance with planning permissions.

Your strong problem solving, negotiation and communication skills will enable you to effect positive outcomes on breaches of planning control; working alongside complainants, applicants and stakeholders to remedy breaches. You will have a good working knowledge of the suite of enforcement tools and legislation to inform your work and take any formal action necessary.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focused services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Investigating complaints of alleged breaches of planning control by site inspections, interviewing developers, witnesses, researching of planning history, legislation relative to complaint/breach and preparing factual reports, with plans and photographs.
- Preparing and giving evidence at public inquiries and in the courts.
- Maintaining a computerised record system and filing systems, including the collation of performance information and statistics.
- Preparing reports, witness statements, required in connection with the enforcement of planning control, and letters in connection therewith.
- Researching case law, when necessary.
- Serving all statutory enforcement and similar notices, including high court injunctions and the service of summonses.
- Carrying out all checks for compliance with statutory notices within the terms of the notice and, if in breach, taking appropriate action, including contact with developers, preparation of prosecution papers, organising and taking direct action to secure compliance.

**You will have **
- experience of a similar or related role in a regulatory environment
- a full driving licence.

**What’s in it for you**

**Why Work For Us?**

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

**What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?**

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

**What Roles Do the Councils Offer?**

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils. Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils. From here you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

**What Benefits do our Employees Receive?**

View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees. Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive. Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

**What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?**

The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

**What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?**

The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home. The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the website outlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

**Where are we advertising?**

**Advertising Internally and Externally**

**Key Information**:
If you any questions about the role, then please don’t hesitate to contact the recruiting manager or the HR Team, who will be happy to answer any questions on the role or the Councils.

**Recruiting Manager**:Tracy Lincoln

**Phone Number**:01508 533814

**HR Team**

**Phone Number**: 01508 533995

**Closing date: 10 September at 11:30PM**

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**Interview date: To be confirmed**

**Next steps **

If you want to learn more about the Councils, then please visit our joint website - South Norfolk and Broadland D



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