Senior Planning Officer

Salary of £41,418 - £44,228 (including market supplement) (plus pay award pending)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Planning Officer to join us in our busy Planning and Development Team. The successful candidate will have experience of dealing with complex and problematic planning applications, of giving detailed pre-application advice to customers, will have experience of Planning Appeals and of presenting and defending your recommendations to the Planning Committee. The district of Northwest Leicestershire is mainly rural in character with the southern part of the district in the National Forest, however it also has pressures from development in the main urban areas due to its location adjacent to the East Midlands airport and the strategic highways network. We are looking for someone with local authority planning experience. You will be an effective team player, have a recognised planning qualification (or sufficient demonstrable experience) and either be a member of, working towards membership or be eligible for membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

• 36.25 hrs per week with an annual salary of £41,418 - £44,228 (including market supplement) (plus pay award pending)
• Agile working scheme with a combination of home and office working
• 34 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 38 days after 5 years (full time equivalent)
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme with at least 25% employer’s contribution
• Employee benefits programme’ including payback on medical, dental, and optical expenses
• Continued training and development opportunities

Interested? Take a look at the job pack online or please feel free to get in touch with Dylan Jones at dylan.jones@nwleicestershire.gov.uk or 01530 490138, who will be happy to discuss this important and exciting role.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job will be guaranteed an interview.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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Closing date: 4 August 2024.