Enforcement Officer - Planning and Development

37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity have arisen for an Enforcement Officer within the Development Control/Management Section of the Local Planning Authority.

We are looking for a highly motivated person with experience of the development management and/or planning enforcement processes and practices in Wales.

You will be an enthusiastic and proactive individual with the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.

Your primary focus will be assisting the Local Planning Authority's two Senior Enforcement Officers processing of a large and varied caseload of Enforcement complaints and other contraventions of Planning control in an efficient, professional and timely manner in line with statutory timelines. However, you will also be tasked with pro-actively ensuring compliance with conditions attached to planning permissions and will process a small caseload of Enforcement complaints related to matters such as advertisements etc.

and you will have the opportunity to help prepare appeal statements.

You will help to ensure that the service continues to make a full contribution to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of Bridgend County Borough and maintain the Local Planning Authority's reputation for Planning excellence.

This will be achieved by proactively dealing with breaches of planning control and unauthorised development across the Borough.

The successful candidate will be based at the Civic Offices, Bridgend although Officers are working on a hybrid basis with a flexible amount of agile working.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rhodri Davies, Development and Building Control Manager, on .

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 11 February 2026

Shortlisting Date: 12 February 2026

Interview Date: 23 February 2026

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