What is the job role?
This Senior Town Planner role contributes to a high-quality, customer-focused planning service by managing a wide range of planning applications, providing professional advice, representing the Council in committees and appeals, and supporting sustainable growth across the city. The role involves giving pre-application guidance, contributing to policy and process improvements, handling planning enforcement matters, and working collaboratively with internal teams, elected members, residents, and external stakeholders to ensure effective, compliant and timely planning outcomes.
This role includes a £3, market supplement, reviewed annually
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced Town Planner who clearly demonstrates that they meet the criteria for the Senior Town Planner post. Applicants should clearly demonstrate this in their submission, having specific regard to the criteria set out in the Job Description.
A full UK driving licence is required for this post to carry out site visits around the city.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
1. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
2. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
3. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): w/c 23rd March
For further information contact Nigel Smith on .
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.