Planning Support Officer

Posting date:	04 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 March 2026
Location:	Bolton, BL1 1RU
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75783004

Summary

Grade D Scp 6 £25,989 to Scp 11 £28,172

Contract Permanent

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role:

We are seeking a Planning Support Officer to provide administrative and technical support within the Development Management & Enforcement service.

The post holder will assist in the processing of planning and enforcement applications in accordance with relevant legislation and procedures, including validation, registration, record keeping and fee collection. The role also involves producing correspondence and reports, supporting committee processes, maintaining accurate data and systems, and responding to customer enquiries.

The role requires effective use of ICT systems, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy public service environment. The post holder will contribute to service performance, continuous improvement and effective working relationships with colleagues, elected members, customers and external stakeholders.

If you would like an informal chat about this role please contact: Zoe Magari, Administration Team Leader on 07976 237378 / zoe.magari@bolton.gov.uk or alternatively Alex Allen, Planning Development Manager on: 07385 361838 / alex.allen@bolton.gov.uk

About You:

Our ideal candidate is organised, dependable and thrives in a busy environment where accuracy and good judgement matter. You’ll stay calm under pressure, take pride in getting the details right, and enjoy seeing work through from start to finish.

You should be comfortable juggling multiple tasks, working with digital systems and data, and dealing confidently with the public and colleagues. You don’t need to be a planning specialist, but you must be curious, quick to learn, and happy getting to grips with new systems and processes.

You’ll be able to communicate clearly and professionally, handle fees and financial records with confidence, and work well as part of a supportive team. Above all, you’ll be flexible, proactive and motivated by delivering a reliable, high-quality service in a changing and fast-paced environment, that makes a real difference to customers and communities.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and explain how you meet the points on the person specification.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the comitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk

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