Principal Development Control Officer

Salary: £41,511 - £44,711 (plus £3,000 market supplement)

This is a Permanent Full Time position

Do you want to develop your career further?

We are looking for a talented individual to join us within our Planning team. We are responsible for ensuring that all new development within the Borough is sustainable and of high quality. The team has a history of performing to the highest standards, and always find themselves in the top echelons of planning performance tables in the East Midlands.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday allowances, a flexi-time scheme and the generous local government pension scheme. Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. You can find more information about our benefits here: https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefit

This Principal Development Control Officer post is a new role and will undertake an array of responsibilities, including (but not limited to): assisting the Planning Policy and Development Manager and existing Principal Development Control Officer in managing staff; act as Case Officer in managing a range of planning applications, including major and more complex planning applications; and, to provide professional “sign off” to the work of the Team.

If you have an extensive knowledge of planning matters, including procedures, legislation, best practice, national policy and legislation; you are able to communicate confidently at different levels; you have vast experience of working within a Development Control environment; and, you have experience of managing staff we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from everyone who believes they can add value to the Planning team and wants to be part of a successful team environment.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.

Please contact Jamie Carr (Planning Policy and Development Manager) at jamie.carr@oadby-wigston.gov.uk for any informal enquiries.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply for this role you must complete our online application form https://myaccount.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/service/OWBC_Job_Application_Form (CVs will not be accepted).

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

Closing date: Thursday, 20 March 2025