Planning Officer, Grade 6 - 8 (£27,878 - £34,209 plus a Market Supplement of £3,168)

About the Roles
Planning Officer, Grade 6 - 8 (27,978 - £34,209) plus a Market Supplement of £3,168

As a result of the ambitions for the Borough we are looking to increase our permanent staff complement to allow us to further enhance service delivery for our customers and to focus specifically on the realisation of sustainable growth, firmly embedded in high standards of design and the maximisation of social, economic and environmental benefits.

You will work in a vibrant and busy Development Management Service and will be responsible for progressing and determining a wide variety of planning applications, appeals and pre application enquiries.

Croydon is a varied Borough and officers have the opportunity to we deal with a whole spectrum of planning applications from green belt proposals to large mixed use urban developments.  On a day to day basis you will be responsible for managing your own case load of planning applications, pre applications and appeals. This includes validating planning applications, undertaking site visits, working in mutli-disciplinary teams to assess proposals, negotiating with developers, responding to queries from members of the public and making recommendations on Planning applications. A successful candidate will have to be a talented, enthusiastic, motivated and knowledgeable individual who demonstrates a good understanding of planning policy and development management legislation, have good written and verbal communication skills and to be able to work to strict deadlines. 

We run regular training and development sessions on a wide range of planning and development matters, bringing in external speakers as well as in house experts and we encourage staff to take part in the organisation and topic selection. Each and every one of our staff play a vital role in delivering a planning service, if you enjoy making a difference, being part of a team and love planning, - Croydon delivers. 

We would welcome applications from across our career grade from newly qualified planners to those looking to expand on their experience. 

Working for Croydon

•    Up to 31 Days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus Bank Holidays
•    Pension – Local Government Pension Scheme
•    Flexible working arrangements available
•    Career development/learning/training opportunities 
•    We also promote professional membership of the RTPI and cover the associated costs
•    Employee Assistance Programme – Providing advice and Counselling
•    Career development/learning/training opportunities 

For the Planning Officer role profile, please click here

Closing date:  Tuesday 27 July 2021

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.