Senior Planning Enforcement
- Posted 16 January 2026
- Salary £40 - 45 per hour
- LocationNorthamptonshire
- Job type Contract - Full Time
- Job duration3 Months
- Discipline Town Planning
- ReferenceJO0000062563
Job description
Senior Planning Enforcement Officer
Northamptonshire
£44 per hour guide
Initial 3 Month Contract
Job Ref - 56987
My Local Authority Client in Hertfordshire is looking to source an experienced Planning Enforcement Specialist to join their Planning Department.
The Role:
·Dealing with a varied, complex or contentious caseload of alleged breaches of planning control, including booking-in, carrying out site inspections, research, consultations, written communications and report writing, and the assessment of the case. Making appropriate recommendations in accordance with the policies of the Council under the direction of senior colleagues. This includes the drafting, reviewing, preparation and the service of statutory notices.
·Negotiating to secure compliance, mitigate planning harms or to improve development proposals.
·Providing advice and assistance to the public, complainants, alleged transgressors, and other stakeholders about actual and alleged breaches of planning control.
The successful candidate must have previous Planning Enforcement experience within a UK local authority.
Hybrid working offered, ideally a day in the office & site presence needed per week.
Please call Jake Herrington on 02393 876015 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email me or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
jake.herrington@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.