Planning Enforcement Officer

Posted 15 April 2022
Salary £45 per hour
LocationDevon
Job type Contract - Full Time
Job duration6 Months
Discipline Town Planning
ReferenceJO0000032931
Contact NameCameron de Wit

Job description

Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Devon in their search for a Senior Planning Enforcement Officer. This will be offered on an initial 6-month contract, then rolling.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team to provide a highly effective, high quality and efficient Planning Enforcement service which investigates breaches of planning control, taking swift and decisive action where it is expedient to do so.
 
·You will play a fundamental role in serving a variety of enforcement notices, drafting witness statements for inquiries, conducting site visits, and negotiating for retrospective planning permission.
·You will be responsible for investigating and managing a caseload of planning enforcement cases, from small-scale breaches to large/complex cases which may require you to represent at planning appeals.
·Your typical caseload will include dealing with unauthorised developments, changes of use and modifications to listed buildings and you will be responsible for investigation through to resolution.
·On occasion, you will be required to prepare evidence for prosecutions in conjunction with issuing a variety of notices when required such as Breach of Condition, Stop and Enforcement.
 
The successful candidate will have proven enforcement experience within a UK local authority; will have excellent communication skills and should feel comfortable in working on a high-volume case load.
 
The hiring manager is looking for someone who can start as soon as possible.
 

Carrington West Pay Rate - £45p/h
 
Job Ref - 32931

Please call Cameron de Wit on 02393 876014 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email myself or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
cameron.dewit@carringtonwest.com
planning@carringtonwest.com

Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.