Town Planner/Planning Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 21 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £28,598 i £39,862 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Coventry One Friargate, CV1 2GN |
| Cwmni: | Coventry City Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | coventrycc/TP/19728/11472 |
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We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace culture, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias.
The City of Coventry is an exciting place to be. One of the fastest-growing cities in Europe, with a young and dynamic population, investment, and change are all around. Our Planning Service leads the transformation of the city – there’s no better place to work as a town planner. A lot is happening within the city. Not only do we have two major and top-performing universities and the associated development with the universities, but we have the City Centre South redevelopment, two Sustainable Urban Extensions and other significant housing sites and regeneration areas. Add to the mix our historic City centre, famous for its historic buildings and post-war redevelopment, and Coventry presents the ultimate environment for the planning professional.
We have a vacancy for a Town Planner. We’re recruiting to our Development Management team, which supports the growth of the city and manages development from inception to delivery. We’re a friendly and forward-thinking team that helps one another. We have a can-do approach and are always striving to improve our service. We recognise the importance of developing a strong, robust and resilient team through learning and development.
Alongside Development Management (including Planning Enforcement) is the Planning Policy and Environment team, which encompasses several individual but related specialisms, all focused on delivering a city for those wishing to live and work here. Those specialisms include Strategic Planning, Ecology, Trees and Landscape, Urban Design, Conservation, Archaeology and Environmental Protection.
Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our Values are:
- Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
- Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
- Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
- Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
- Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
- Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.
As a Town Planner you will provide an efficient and effective customer focussed professional planning service to support the sustainable growth and regeneration of the City. The role will require the validation and processing of planning applications falling within the minor and other category in accordance with the requirements of planning legislation and statutory timescales.
This is a career graded post where appointment will either be at grade 5 or grade 6 depending on experience.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
Do you hold a degree or equivalent in Town Planning or a related discipline, or working towards a planning qualification, or have experience of working in a Planning Team? Do you know town planning practice and processes, and looking to start your professional career in Development Management? If so, we’d love to hear from you for the Town Planner Post.
If you already have two years of post-graduate experience in Development Management and demonstrate the ability to undertake all aspects of the Town Planner post, then you may be considered for entry at grade 6.
A full UK driving licence is required to carry out site visits around the city.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date: Week commencing 22nd September 2025
About CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies
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