Senior Planning Officer

Overview

Senior Planning Officer

Salary:
Grade 11 - £40,777 - £42,839

Location:
Bridgend

Contract: 37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Planning Officer within the Development Control/Management Section.

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 the processing of a complex and varied caseload in an efficient and timely manner and providing professional pre-application advice to developers in line with statutory deadlines.

The Replacement Local Development Plan was adopted in March 2024 and the postholder will be tasked with project managing a Mixed Use Strategic Development Sites.

This is a responsible role within the section with the opportunity to present at Development Control Committee meetings, supervise and mentor junior members of staff and deputise for the Principal Planning Officer where necessary.

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.

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.

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.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

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.

For more information and to apply, please click ‘
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Closing date
: 11th February 2026