Head of Strategic Planning & Housing / Other Planning Opportunities

Council Offices - Clitheroe

The Ribble Valley planning policy team is critical to delivering our vision to create a Borough with unrivalled quality of place, which respects the unique natural, social and built heritage of the area. Ribble Valley is an area with an exceptional environment and quality of life for all; sustained by our vital and vibrant market towns and villages acting as thriving service centres. It is an area where people want to live, work and visit.

As we develop our new Local Plan, we are looking for talented people to help us turn that vision into a reality. It's an exciting time to join our policy team as the new Local Plan takes shape and we progress towards submission in 2025. Whether you are interested in housing, infrastructure provision, the environment, economy, heritage or design, joining the new Policy Team will allow you to develop a wide range of skills and help to shape the future of the borough.

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing - Reference: EDP96

Salary: £56,080 to £59,525 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 7 January 2025

Interview date:  Thursday 16 January 2025

Local Plan Lead (Temporary for 2 years) - Reference:  EDP97

Salary: £44,711 to £47,754 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 7 January 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 21 January 2025

Principal Planning Officer (Policy) - Reference: EDP98

Salary: £41,511 to £44,711 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 7 January 2025

Interview date: Thursday 23 January 2025

Planning Policy Assistant - Reference: EDP99

Salary: £25,584 to £25,992 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 7 January 2025

Interview date:  Friday 24 January 2025

Join us to receive a host of benefits such as flexible working hours (flexitime scheme in operation with no core hours), generous leave entitlement, occupational pension scheme and training/development opportunities.

Closing date for all posts is the 7th January 2025.

To apply online please click on the 'apply button'

Other ways to apply:

For a paper application pack, send your contact details and vacancy reference number to HR@ribblevalley.gov.uk or call 01200 414596 (24-hour answerphone)

Reasonable adjustments:

For any part of the recruitment process, please email us or provide further information on your application form.

Right to close early:

We reserve the right to close job vacancies before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.