Development Management Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £34,434 i £38,220 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Monthly Essential Car User Allowance |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | West Lindsey District Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Band 8 £34,434 – £38,220 per annum + a monthly Essential Car User allowance
Full Time (37 Hours) Permanent
Based at the Guildhall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire + flexible working opportunities
A great opportunity has now arisen to join our well-performing planning service in the new year. We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our Development Management team, where you will be responsible for taking on a diverse caseload of planning and other development-related applications.
West Lindsey is a pleasant rural district in Lincolnshire. We are in close proximity to the historic city of Lincoln, with an administrative centre in Gainsborough on the River Trent, and the historic market towns of Market Rasen and Caistor to the east, nestling into the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Development Management Team receives around 1,500 applications a year for planning permission, listed building consent, advertisement consent and other related applications. We receive a variety of development proposals including residential, commercial, agricultural and renewable energy projects.
Whether recently qualified, or a more experienced officer, we are looking for someone with a good customer focus who seeks to achieve high-quality development through good planning. You should have a sound understanding of planning legislation, be a good problem solver and be able to identify and negotiate solutions that will achieve the best results for both our applicants and communities. You will be the case officer for a variety of applications, and supported by senior colleagues as your knowledge and career develops.
To be eligible for this role, candidates must be qualified to at least degree level in a planning or related discipline and hold (or be eligible for) membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
This post benefits from flexible working, a minimum of 29 days annual leave and an essential car user allowance.
To apply: for application documentation, job description and person specification, please click the Apply button at the bottom of the page. .
Please note we do not accept CV’s as a form of application.
Applicants will be subject to a criminal record check.
All recruitment correspondence, including interview invites will be sent out via email.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact either Russell Clarkson (Development Management Team Manager) on tel: 01427 676641 / email russell.clarkson@west-lindsey.gov.uk; or Ian Elliott (Development Management Team Leader) on tel: 01427 676638 / email ian.elliott@west-lindsey.gov.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 13th January 2026
Interview date: Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd January
The Council has a commitment to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. Also we operate a no smoking policy.
Full Time (37 Hours) Permanent
Based at the Guildhall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire + flexible working opportunities
A great opportunity has now arisen to join our well-performing planning service in the new year. We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our Development Management team, where you will be responsible for taking on a diverse caseload of planning and other development-related applications.
West Lindsey is a pleasant rural district in Lincolnshire. We are in close proximity to the historic city of Lincoln, with an administrative centre in Gainsborough on the River Trent, and the historic market towns of Market Rasen and Caistor to the east, nestling into the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Development Management Team receives around 1,500 applications a year for planning permission, listed building consent, advertisement consent and other related applications. We receive a variety of development proposals including residential, commercial, agricultural and renewable energy projects.
Whether recently qualified, or a more experienced officer, we are looking for someone with a good customer focus who seeks to achieve high-quality development through good planning. You should have a sound understanding of planning legislation, be a good problem solver and be able to identify and negotiate solutions that will achieve the best results for both our applicants and communities. You will be the case officer for a variety of applications, and supported by senior colleagues as your knowledge and career develops.
To be eligible for this role, candidates must be qualified to at least degree level in a planning or related discipline and hold (or be eligible for) membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
This post benefits from flexible working, a minimum of 29 days annual leave and an essential car user allowance.
To apply: for application documentation, job description and person specification, please click the Apply button at the bottom of the page. .
Please note we do not accept CV’s as a form of application.
Applicants will be subject to a criminal record check.
All recruitment correspondence, including interview invites will be sent out via email.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact either Russell Clarkson (Development Management Team Manager) on tel: 01427 676641 / email russell.clarkson@west-lindsey.gov.uk; or Ian Elliott (Development Management Team Leader) on tel: 01427 676638 / email ian.elliott@west-lindsey.gov.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 13th January 2026
Interview date: Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd January
The Council has a commitment to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. Also we operate a no smoking policy.