Enforcement Planning Officer - Octave Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

Location: County Hall, Bythesea Rd, Trowbridge BA14 8JN (Hybrid Working)Contract Length: Initial 3-month contract, with chance of extensionPay Rate: £23.93 per hour (via Umbrella or Limited Company)Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About the Client: As a statutory and regulatory service, we're responsible for delivering housing and employment in line with our adopted Local Plan.Our Enforcement Team plays a vital role in the planning process, ensuring high-quality, sustainable development in line with the Development Plan and other relevant considerations

About the role: As a Planning Enforcement Officer, you'll oversee various enforcement cases, ensuring compliance with planning policies. You'll undertake investigations into alleged breaches of planning laws, covering areas such as listed buildings, advertisements, and protected trees.

Key Responsibilities:• To deliver high quality sustainable development in accordance with the DevelopmentPlan.• To control unauthorised development and, when expedient to do so, to enforce planning rules and regulations against inappropriate unauthorized development.

Requirements: We're looking for a Planning Officer with a degree in a relevant field or significant experience in investigative or regulatory roles, along with knowledge of planning practice and legislation. You should have expertise in planning or historic building conservation and post-qualification experience in the public or private sector, including representing an organisation at planning inquiries and managing appeal statements.