Assistant Planning Policy Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Stockport, SK1 3XE |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75714250 |
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Assistant Planning Policy Officer
SO1 (£33,366 £37,938)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary until December 2027
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking. Whilst the successful candidate will be able to work on a hybrid basis there is an expectation that all staff across the planning service aim to be present in the office on at least 2 days every week.
Application Deadline: 16th July 2025, 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 17th July 2025
Interview Date: 21st July 2025
Interview Type: Interview via Microsoft Teams
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Your Role
The successful candidate will provide critical additional capacity as the council brings forward a new Local Plan. They will play an important role in helping provide planning policy input into pre-application discussions and the determination of planning applications. They will assist with key tasks such as compiling information in relation to potential plan-allocations.
About You
If you're looking to get more experience but have a good understanding of what it takes to get a Local Plan in place, can work on your own initiative and have enthusiasm by the bucket-load then you could be just what we're after to fill our Assistant Planning Policy Officer role.
About Us
Stockport Council is an innovative, inspiring, accessible, diverse and welcoming place to work. Our award-winning planning service, winners of the RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup in 2024, is looking to add to our existing Planning Policy Team as we inform a growing number of planning applications whilst seeking to progress our new local plan on a challenging timetable.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Richard Wood (Planning Policy Manager), richard.wood@stockport.gov.uk, or Steve Johnson (Local Plan Policy Lead), steven.johnson@stockport.gov.uk, for an informal discussion.
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