Planning Officer
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Conwy, Conwy County |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Conwy County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ007012 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Planning Officer to join the Development Management team.
The post holder will be dealing with minor planning applications and the main responsibilities of the role include:
• Processing planning (and related) applications, including preparation of case officer/committee reports.
• To prepare appeal questionnaires and planning appeal statements.
• To provide planning advice to the public, Members and developers etc via our pre-application advice service and the daily duty officer phone line.
• The successful candidate will work as part of a small but enthusiastic team and will be required to contribute positively to the delivery of planning services in the Borough.
Would you like a flexible working day that suits you work/life balance, working hybrid both from home and from our state of the art Coed Pella office in Colwyn Bay. We promote and understand the importance of a positive and healthy work life balance and can offer a range of flexible working solutions. You will benefit from a substantial rewards package, including a Local Government Pension Scheme, minimum of 26 days Annual Leave, staff benefits and discounts in various local and national stores, salary sacrifice schemes, cashback healthcare, discounted Ffit Conwy membership plus much more.
What you’ll need:
Candidates should have a Degree or equivalent in Town Planning or a related discipline, and have knowledge of the Planning System, in particular Development Management. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills both oral and written and be computer literate. The ability to travel throughout the county is also an essential requirement of the post.
This role offers flexible working options for a work life balance. This can include adjusting your working day and hybrid working, ie a balance of office and home working.
Bydd deiliad y swydd yn ymdrin â mân geisiadau cynllunio ac mae prif gyfrifoldebau’r swydd yn cynnwys:
• Prosesu ceisiadau cynllunio (a pherthnasol) yn cynnwys paratoi adroddiadau swyddogion achos/pwyllgor.
• Paratoi holiaduron apêl a datganiadau apêl cynllunio.
• Rhoi cyngor proffesiynol cyn cyflwyno cais i’r cyhoedd, Aelodau a datblygwyr ac ati drwy ein gwasanaeth cyngor cyn ymgeisio a’r llinell ffôn swyddog ar ddyletswydd dyddiol.
• Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn gweithio fel rhan o dîm bychan a brwdfrydig a bydd gofyn iddynt gyfrannu’n gadarnhaol tuag at ddarparu gwasanaethau cynllunio yn y Fwrdeistref.
Hoffech chi ddiwrnod gwaith hyblyg sy'n sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng gwaith a bywyd, gan weithio'n hybrid, o gartref ac o'n swyddfa fodern o’r radd flaenaf yng Nghoed Pella ym Mae Colwyn? Rydym yn hyrwyddo ac yn deall pwysigrwydd cydbwysedd cadarnhaol ac iach rhwng gwaith a bywyd a gallwn gynnig amryw drefniadau gweithio’n hyblyg. Byddwch yn elwa o becyn buddion sylweddol, gan gynnwys Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol, lleiafswm o 26 diwrnod o Wyliau Blynyddol, buddion staff a gostyngiadau mewn amrywiol siopau lleol a chenedlaethol, cynlluniau aberthu cyflog, arian yn ôl ar ofal iechyd, aelodaeth Ffit Conwy am bris gostyngol a llawer mwy.
Beth fyddwch chi ei angen:
Dylai ymgeiswyr feddu ar Radd neu gymhwyster cyfwerth mewn Tref Chynllunio neu ddisgyblaeth gysylltiedig, gwybodaeth am y System Gynllunio, yn arbennig y maes Rheoli Datblygu. Dylai ymgeiswyr hefyd feddu ar sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig yn ogystal â sgiliau cyfrifiadurol. Mae gallu teithio ledled y sir yn ofyniad hanfodol o’r swydd hefyd.
Mae'r rôl hon yn cynnig opsiynau gweithio hyblyg ar gyfer cydbwysedd bywyd a gwaith. Gall hyn gynnwys addasu eich diwrnod gwaith a gweithio hybrid, hy cydbwysedd rhwng gweithio yn y swyddfa a gweithio gartref.
The post holder will be dealing with minor planning applications and the main responsibilities of the role include:
• Processing planning (and related) applications, including preparation of case officer/committee reports.
• To prepare appeal questionnaires and planning appeal statements.
• To provide planning advice to the public, Members and developers etc via our pre-application advice service and the daily duty officer phone line.
• The successful candidate will work as part of a small but enthusiastic team and will be required to contribute positively to the delivery of planning services in the Borough.
Would you like a flexible working day that suits you work/life balance, working hybrid both from home and from our state of the art Coed Pella office in Colwyn Bay. We promote and understand the importance of a positive and healthy work life balance and can offer a range of flexible working solutions. You will benefit from a substantial rewards package, including a Local Government Pension Scheme, minimum of 26 days Annual Leave, staff benefits and discounts in various local and national stores, salary sacrifice schemes, cashback healthcare, discounted Ffit Conwy membership plus much more.
What you’ll need:
Candidates should have a Degree or equivalent in Town Planning or a related discipline, and have knowledge of the Planning System, in particular Development Management. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills both oral and written and be computer literate. The ability to travel throughout the county is also an essential requirement of the post.
This role offers flexible working options for a work life balance. This can include adjusting your working day and hybrid working, ie a balance of office and home working.
Bydd deiliad y swydd yn ymdrin â mân geisiadau cynllunio ac mae prif gyfrifoldebau’r swydd yn cynnwys:
• Prosesu ceisiadau cynllunio (a pherthnasol) yn cynnwys paratoi adroddiadau swyddogion achos/pwyllgor.
• Paratoi holiaduron apêl a datganiadau apêl cynllunio.
• Rhoi cyngor proffesiynol cyn cyflwyno cais i’r cyhoedd, Aelodau a datblygwyr ac ati drwy ein gwasanaeth cyngor cyn ymgeisio a’r llinell ffôn swyddog ar ddyletswydd dyddiol.
• Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn gweithio fel rhan o dîm bychan a brwdfrydig a bydd gofyn iddynt gyfrannu’n gadarnhaol tuag at ddarparu gwasanaethau cynllunio yn y Fwrdeistref.
Hoffech chi ddiwrnod gwaith hyblyg sy'n sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng gwaith a bywyd, gan weithio'n hybrid, o gartref ac o'n swyddfa fodern o’r radd flaenaf yng Nghoed Pella ym Mae Colwyn? Rydym yn hyrwyddo ac yn deall pwysigrwydd cydbwysedd cadarnhaol ac iach rhwng gwaith a bywyd a gallwn gynnig amryw drefniadau gweithio’n hyblyg. Byddwch yn elwa o becyn buddion sylweddol, gan gynnwys Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol, lleiafswm o 26 diwrnod o Wyliau Blynyddol, buddion staff a gostyngiadau mewn amrywiol siopau lleol a chenedlaethol, cynlluniau aberthu cyflog, arian yn ôl ar ofal iechyd, aelodaeth Ffit Conwy am bris gostyngol a llawer mwy.
Beth fyddwch chi ei angen:
Dylai ymgeiswyr feddu ar Radd neu gymhwyster cyfwerth mewn Tref Chynllunio neu ddisgyblaeth gysylltiedig, gwybodaeth am y System Gynllunio, yn arbennig y maes Rheoli Datblygu. Dylai ymgeiswyr hefyd feddu ar sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig yn ogystal â sgiliau cyfrifiadurol. Mae gallu teithio ledled y sir yn ofyniad hanfodol o’r swydd hefyd.
Mae'r rôl hon yn cynnig opsiynau gweithio hyblyg ar gyfer cydbwysedd bywyd a gwaith. Gall hyn gynnwys addasu eich diwrnod gwaith a gweithio hybrid, hy cydbwysedd rhwng gweithio yn y swyddfa a gweithio gartref.
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