Heritage Officer Enforcement
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 1RN |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Stoke 5271525 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
JOB TITLE: Heritage Officer Enforcement
REF: Stoke 5271525
Pay rate: £50.00 per hour PAYE
Working Arrangement: Able to travel efficiently between development sites.
The role:
On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Heritage Officer Enforcement, to work closely with a range of stakeholders, notably the Building Preservation Trust, to promote and facilitate the conservation of the city’s historic environment. This will be achieved by fostering a relationship with property and land owners to improve and secure their heritage assets and, where necessary, undertake enforcement action under the planning acts.
Key Responsibilities:
Liaise with Building Preservation Trust, Ward Councillors, members of the public and other stakeholders to identify buildings and other Heritage Assets that may require support/enforcement.
Signpost heritage asset owners to potential sources of support and funding.
Provide sound advice in respect of enforcement and planning law, policy and guidance, following standard procedures, best practice and corporate objectives.
Recommend decisions on formal applications and enforcement complaints under planning and associated legislation
Support and where instructed, undertake the necessary enforcement actions, including but not limited to, the serving of Section 215 Notices, Planning Contravention Notices, Stop Notices, Enforcement Notices, Breach of Condition Notices and Injunctions
Provide sound professional planning input to the design and delivery of sustainable site and area based regeneration priorities
Deliver programmes of monitoring, research or investigation necessary to support planning and enforcement decisions
What the client is looking for:
Relevant degree (or equivalent).
Eligibility for chartered membership of the RTPI OR holds a recognised qualification in planning enforcement and can demonstrate substantial experience in dealing with planning enforcement related matters.
Good understanding of the relationship between development management, heritage, enforcement, planning policy and other material considerations.
Good understanding of the commercial and other motivations, opportunities and constraints affecting businesses generally, developers and their agents.
Experience of assessing or preparing applications for planning permission or enforcement.
Experience in planning enforcement work, including responsibility for dealing with a heritage matters.
Experience of working with and negotiating with elected Members, developers, agents or council development management teams, customers, the public and other stakeholders.
Able to travel efficiently between development sites.
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Job Ref: Stoke 5271525
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