COMM ENT G3 - Planning Officer

Position: COMM ENT 3258 G3 - Planning Officer (600539) - 3258-432719097
# COMM ENT 3258 G3 - Planning Officer (600539)::
Published::
09/12/2025

Closes::
26/01/2026

Location::

South Lanarkshire Council HQ, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA
Salary::
£40,804 - £46,991

Contract Type::
Permanent Position Type::
Full Time

Hours::

35 hours per week

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**** ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by Sunday 25 January 2026 at 11:55pm.
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* Location:

** Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA

*
* Hours:

** 35 per week
** Work Pattern:
** Monday – Thursday 8.45am – 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am – 4.15pm
** Salary:** £40,804 - £46,991 annual salary

South Lanarkshire Council offers an exciting opportunity to work in one of the largest local authority areas in Scotland. The area combines strategic urban centres as well as a network of smaller rural towns and villages set within an extensive rural area that contains attractive landscape character and built heritage assets such as the New Lanark World Heritage Site.

An opportunity has arisen in the Council's Planning Service for a Planning Officer.
The Planning Officer role is pivotal in helping to retain the quality of place and to ensure the provision of an efficient and effective planning service.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a varied workload of applications in one of the Council’s Development Management teams, responsible for;
* Processing planning, advertisement, listed building and other statutory applications; monitoring development approvals and consents; providing development advice to agents, developers and landowners;
* Preparing and presenting the Council’s case at appeals, inquiries and hearings.
* Preparation of delegated reports and reports for the Planning Committee;
* Contributing to the preparation of planning policies and strategies and contribution to the preparation and implementation of corporate and other service strategies;
* Planning enforcement and related duties;
* Liaising with other sections within the Council to provide information and assistance as required.
* Providing information and advice on planning matters to members of the general public, community and other organisations, Elected Members, developers, development agencies and other services.

This is a vital role where you will be responsible for managing your own caseload in a timeous and organised manner.  You will be expected to have a pro-active approach and make best use of resources at all times, contributing to the continual improvement of the service.

The successful applicant should be a planning professional looking to take the next step in their career and hold an accredited planning qualification or a degree in a related built environment discipline. For this role you will be expected to demonstrate Job Specific and Behaviours as contained within the job profile.

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** Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
** 1. Give an example of a situation where you have worked with others to achieve a specific goal or outcome. Explain your own role in the process.
2. What skills and experience do you have that demonstrate a customer focused approach to undertaking the role of a planning officer. Provide examples of when you have provided excellent customer service.
** If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
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** Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
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