About The Role
Planner CDS
Basildon Borough Council
Permanent, Full Time
£29,799 to £42,217 per annum inclusive of fringe
Location: Basildon
Closing Date: 16th October 2025
An opportunity has arisen to join the council's planning strategy and implementation team as a CDS Planner, working with friendly and supportive colleagues and dealing with a wide variety of planning policy work relating to the future growth of our borough.
You may also have opportunity to work across the wider planning function of the Council including development management and planning policy. As a strong communicator, verbal and written, you may undertake all areas of planning for the local authority, including attending developer meetings and planning committees.
Decisiveness and ambition for our borough are key qualities in this role so that you discharge our important statutory functions, play a key role in advising on and facilitating effective service delivery.
The post is a career development scheme which offers progression and development opportunities. The pay band and level of training that is undertaken will be dependent on the successful candidate&s experience and education level. The successful candidate must be committed to securing qualifications and to acquire the necessary technical knowledge to undertake the duties of this post.
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If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV with a covering letter detailing how you meet each of the requirements of the Person Specification.
Please note:
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