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Senior Planning Officer (Householders Team)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £39,391 i £47,999 bob blwyddyn, pro rata |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | up to £5,000 market supplement and essential car user allowance |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 23 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Maidstone, Kent |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Maidstone Borough Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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About the Role
Due to internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a full time Senior Planning Officer to join our householders/others team in Development Management on a permanent contract.
‘Development Management’ is the ‘coal face’ of the planning service, part of the Regeneration and Place Directorate. There are three teams, ‘large majors’, ‘major/minors’ and ‘householders/others’ teams handling planning applications, appeals and associated work. The wider team incorporates an Enforcement, Heritage, Landscape and Trees, together with technical support. There are close working relationships with Building Control, Planning Policy, s106/CIL team, Economic Development & Legal Services. The validation of planning applications is undertaken by Mid Kent Planning Services which is shared with Swale Borough Council.
As a Senior Planning Officer in the householders/others team, you will be determining a wide range of applications, including householder, adverts, change of use, breaches, telecommunications, discharge of conditions and Certificates of Lawfulness in an area experiencing one of the highest number of applications in Kent. This will involve liaising with internal and external stakeholders, applicants, agents, Councillors and others involved in the planning process. Attendance at planning committee would be required, when necessary, the committee meets once a month and meetings take place in the evening, at Maidstone’s Town Hall. You will be in a position to offer supervisory support and training to junior members of staff with some signing off powers to support the Team Leader as required and depending on experience.
This role is being offered on a 37 hour week, with office based working at least two days per week with flexible home working on an agreed basis as part of the Council’s approach to offer employees a range of flexible working opportunities.
About Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.
We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.
Our Offer:
Please view our range of benefits via the link.
About You:
We are looking for a strong team player, with enthusiasm and a real desire to make further improvement happen and take initiative.
You will have a degree in a relevant subject, or the equivalent, with experience of dealing with planning applications, planning enforcement and/or appeals.
You will also have self-organisation and strong IT skills and be able to meet deadlines. For this post you will need to have a keen customer focus and have experience working with members of the public as well as excellent written and verbal communication.
You will require a valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel around the borough to visit sites as required.
Selection Process:
Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting managers. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect a job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you would like to discuss further, please contact Diane Chaplin, Householder Team Leader (Development Management) on 01622 602070 or email dianechaplin@maidstone.gov.uk
We also have a vacancy for a Senior Planning Officer in our ‘Majors’ team. If you would like to be considered for both positions, please state this in your application – you need only complete one application form.
Job Description and Person Specification: https://docs.maidstone.gov.uk/jobs/Senior-Planning-Officer-DM-JDPS-MBC-Oct25.pdf
Interview Date: w/c 1st December 2025
Due to internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a full time Senior Planning Officer to join our householders/others team in Development Management on a permanent contract.
‘Development Management’ is the ‘coal face’ of the planning service, part of the Regeneration and Place Directorate. There are three teams, ‘large majors’, ‘major/minors’ and ‘householders/others’ teams handling planning applications, appeals and associated work. The wider team incorporates an Enforcement, Heritage, Landscape and Trees, together with technical support. There are close working relationships with Building Control, Planning Policy, s106/CIL team, Economic Development & Legal Services. The validation of planning applications is undertaken by Mid Kent Planning Services which is shared with Swale Borough Council.
As a Senior Planning Officer in the householders/others team, you will be determining a wide range of applications, including householder, adverts, change of use, breaches, telecommunications, discharge of conditions and Certificates of Lawfulness in an area experiencing one of the highest number of applications in Kent. This will involve liaising with internal and external stakeholders, applicants, agents, Councillors and others involved in the planning process. Attendance at planning committee would be required, when necessary, the committee meets once a month and meetings take place in the evening, at Maidstone’s Town Hall. You will be in a position to offer supervisory support and training to junior members of staff with some signing off powers to support the Team Leader as required and depending on experience.
This role is being offered on a 37 hour week, with office based working at least two days per week with flexible home working on an agreed basis as part of the Council’s approach to offer employees a range of flexible working opportunities.
About Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.
We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.
Our Offer:
Please view our range of benefits via the link.
About You:
We are looking for a strong team player, with enthusiasm and a real desire to make further improvement happen and take initiative.
You will have a degree in a relevant subject, or the equivalent, with experience of dealing with planning applications, planning enforcement and/or appeals.
You will also have self-organisation and strong IT skills and be able to meet deadlines. For this post you will need to have a keen customer focus and have experience working with members of the public as well as excellent written and verbal communication.
You will require a valid UK driving licence and the ability to travel around the borough to visit sites as required.
Selection Process:
Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting managers. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect a job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you would like to discuss further, please contact Diane Chaplin, Householder Team Leader (Development Management) on 01622 602070 or email dianechaplin@maidstone.gov.uk
We also have a vacancy for a Senior Planning Officer in our ‘Majors’ team. If you would like to be considered for both positions, please state this in your application – you need only complete one application form.
Job Description and Person Specification: https://docs.maidstone.gov.uk/jobs/Senior-Planning-Officer-DM-JDPS-MBC-Oct25.pdf
Interview Date: w/c 1st December 2025
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