Planning Enforcement Officer

Planning Enforcement Officer

At Carrington West, we are delighted to be assisting our local authority client based in Devon with their search for a Planning Enforcement Officer to join their Planning Department on initial 3-month Contract.

As a Planning Enforcement Officer, your will be expected to:

• Handle the more complex enforcement cases, and particularly to monitor progress of these cases following the issue of formal notices or action
• Investigate cases of alleged unauthorised development and contraventions of planning control reported to the Council and to report on the facts established
• Prepare and issue Requisitions for information and Planning Contravention Notices; preparing site plans and to draft Enforcement and all other planning enforcement related Notices
• Prepare written evidence in connection with Planning Enforcement Appeals and related matters and to present expert evidence at planning Hearings, Public Inquiries and in Court proceedings
• Monitor progress on the implementation of Section 106 Agreements and undertakings

This position can be either full time or part time dependent on candidate availability and candidate rate requirement.

The council are happy to offer flexible working arrangements with 1/3 of the working time remotely.

Very Competitive Pay Rate on offer - £20 – 32 Per Hour

For more information please call Ben Hitchman on 02393 876027

Any email queries can be sent to either: 

ben.hitchman@carringtonwest.com  or  planning@carringtonwest.com 

 
We are actively recruiting for various roles, so please get in touch if you are actively seeking a new role at the moment.

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