Planning Officer

1 day ago


Totnes, United Kingdom South Hams District Council Full time

**Salary**

£32,115 - £35,235 per annum

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full Time

**Region**

South West

**Package**

Permanent Contract, Local Government Pension Scheme

**Job category/type**

Planning

**Date posted**

21/11/2024

**Job reference**

CF185P001

We are growing our Planning Service and looking for an ambitious planner seeking to make the first step into a career in planning or to extend your current experience. West Devon Borough and South Hams District Councils are shared authorities with an exciting, innovative, and forward-looking delivery model.

South Hams and West Devon have an excellent record as joint local authority’s in exploring new ways to approach planning policy work. We have been working with Plymouth City Council over the last few years to deliver our Joint Local Plan (The Plymouth and Southwest Devon Joint Local Plan 2019 - 2034), which was adopted by all 3 Councils in 2019. Since the adoption of the Plan, we have been successful in securing grant funding and delivering award winning pathfinding projects with Central Government to help define the potential future of the planning system and planning practice.
- Be qualified to degree level (or equivalent) within a Planning related discipline and be either, a member of the RTPI or be willing to work towards membership. (We also welcome applicants at the start of their planning career who are eager to learn and develop their knowledge as a planning officer).
- Have a good working knowledge of the planning system and in particular planning policy.
- Have experience of working in planning practice and an enthusiasm to develop further.
- Understand GIS systems and/or has a willingness to learn and is willing to champion new approaches to working within our planning policy service.
- Be a strong communicator and able to work proactively with our wider service and partnership authorities to deliver projects including our Digital Plan making data.
- Think strategically, learn about, and propose potential digital and real solutions to local priorities working directly with senior planning officers and mapping officers.
- Be keen to support senior planning officers to work on planning problems utilising our mapping and data visualisation software.
- Support wider spatial planning topic areas and evidence gathering as required.

In return, we offer an environment which is supportive, where innovation is sought, and efficiency is key. We also offer the following benefits:

- Flexible working options (including remote working)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff benefit schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme

**Closing date: Monday 9 December 2024**

**Interviews are expected to be held: Thursday 19 December 2024


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