Planning Officer

Cheshire West and Chester Councilbringsa fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities.

Our busy and friendly planning team welcomes motivated and skilled individuals to join us working on a wide variety of planning applications and help us deliver high quality, sustainable development across the borough.

Whilst some experience of working within a planning environment would be advantageous, our commitment to training, support and professional development means this post is also suitable for graduates at the very start of their planning careers.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a progressive employer offering a range of employee benefits and help and guidance from some of the best planners in the area.

Thisis a career grade post spanning three pay grades from Grade 6-8, with flexibility for the right candidate to build ona previous role within the industry,put existing planning qualifications togood use, or even embark on an exciting new career. Starting salary will depend on existing qualifications and levels of experience.

Why not come and help us achieve our ambition of building greener,fairerand stronger communities for all?

Our borough features a rich and varied landscape, with a wide range of urban and rural communities including the main centres of Chester, Ellesmere Port,Northwichand Winsford. We are a friendly, supportive and innovative planning team dealing with around 4000 planning applications each year, offering the opportunity to get involved in a great variety of development proposals benefit ting the social, economic and environmental diversity of the area whilst protecting the countryside and Green Belt and preserving and enhancing our distinct heritage - including the beautiful walled city of Chester with its concentration of listed buildings and Area of Archaeological Importance.

Your main responsibility will be to manage anddetermineapplications for planning permission, but from time to time you will also get opportunities toassistour planning enforcement and planning policy teams. You willdemonstratethe ability to work as part of our friendly and committed team of planners and support staff, be an excellent communicator, and be well-organised with a clear commitment to providing outstanding customer service.

In return, our innovative and supportive way of working offers high levelsof trust and autonomy to make decisions and manage your own workload.

This is a hybrid worker role, meaning that your working time will be split between home and our new offices in Ellesmere Port. We are committed to flexible working practices and promoting a healthy work/life balance.

To carry out site visits and attend remote meetings, you will also need a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

Cheshire West and Chesterisa dynamic, high performing council delivering great outcomes for its residents through its people. If you are interested in joining our committed and innovative planning team, we look forward to hearing from you.

Interested to find out more?

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role andwhat’sinvolved, please contact:

Nick Smith,Planning Team Manager, th2@c

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No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from whatwe'veidentifiedand you think you can bring value to therole,we'dlove to learn more about you!

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.

Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.

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