We currently have the following roles available:

Lead Planning Officer - £39,571 - £46,662 p.a. (pay award pending) (37 hours a week)

Senior Planning Officers (x3) - £35,336 - £42,614 p.a. (pay award pending)(pro rata if applicable) (Full and part time applicants considered)

North Devon Council recognises that increasing the capacity of our Development Management Team is pivotal to our future success.

This is an exciting time for North Devon as we invest in regeneration schemes in Barnstaple town centre, Ilfracombe Water Sports Centre and see significant interest in housing demand and economic growth in North Devon. We have ambitious plans for well-planned growth to improve the quality of life and opportunities for residents, businesses and visitors whilst respecting, celebrating and protecting our rural character and unique heritage.

North Devon Council is looking to fill a number of posts which have been secured as part of corporate investment in its Development Management Team which has been identified as a central pillar to ensuring the prosperity of North Devon through well-facilitated place-making. You will play a vital role in shaping how we meet our growth objectives, ensuring that development is of the highest quality and is both sustainable and environmentally progressive, whilst looking after the exceptional and stunning environment of North Devon - its coastline, harbours, moors and historic urban and rural settlements centred on the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Braunton Burrows.

As a Lead Officer you will be involved in:

• Delivering corporate objectives across the DM team in collaboration with the DM manager and other services
• Mentoring and developing a team of Planning Officers as part of structured career development
• Dealing with major planning applications and representing the department at Planning Committee and at appeal

As a Senior Planning Officer you will be involved in:

• Contributing to the growth of North Devon and the delivery of an ambitious Local Plan
• Dealing with major development proposals as well as a range of application types
• Informing and guiding development from the outset as part of our pre-application service
• Representing the Council at Planning Committee, in planning and enforcement appeals
• Mentoring other team members as part of structured career development

Our Planning Service is working hard to tackle the housing crisis in the district using a number initiatives, with the Development Management Team being recently ranked the second highest performing authority in the southwest in government performance tables. 

North Devon provides an outstanding quality of life for its residents and a positive working environment in which you will find an ideal work life balance. The Council now offers a hybrid working model further enabling the flexible working approach which can be discussed further informally with the contacts below or at interview, where shortlisted.

We would be delighted to have an informal conversation with you regarding any of these opportunities, please contact us.

For the Lead Officer role contact:

Jeremy Mann - Head of Planning, Housing and Health - 01271 388341

Tracey Blackmore – Service Manager (Development Management) 01271 388288

For the Senior Planning Officer contact:

Matthew Brown - Lead Officer (Development Management) - 01271 388292

Jenni Meakins - Lead Officer (Majors) - 01271 388411

Closing date for applications: 2 December 2022 (midnight)

Interview date: week commencing 12 December 2022

For further details on each post and an application pack, please visit the vacancies pages on our website: www.northdevon.gov.uk or call 01271 388353.

If you have not heard by the interview date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

North Devon Council believes in valuing diversity and is committed to equal opportunities.