Planning Support Officer – Stoke on Trent £28.00 ph Full time Job Purpose To give the administrative and customer service support needed to help the core Development Management Team and Enforcement Team work effectively and efficiently. Main Duties/Responsibilities To help people applying for planning permission and their agents through the planning process, including giving basic information about planning, the planning process, planning enforcement, writing letters about planning requirements and researching planning histories and appropriate legislation. To help planners and enforcement planners to receive and validate new planning applications, cases and other work, including downloading or scanning application forms, plans, drawings and other information, taking fees, plotting sites, closing cases and returning unregistered applications and fees. To help carry out any monitoring, research or investigation needed to support planning decisions and enforcement investigations, including planning histories, local land charge planning information and helping people making personal searches, working to deadlines as required. To help businesses in Stoke-on-Trent to develop and grow by giving practical advice about planning and other Council services and putting businesses in touch with others who can help. To find out more information please contact Abbie at Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency