Salary: £39,152 - £40,777 per annum
Pay Award Pending: Pay award from 1 April 2026 still under negotiation.
Planner – Planning Service
We are now recruiting for a Planner to join our well‑respected and valued planning service. You will be joining a team of excellent and welcoming professionals who strive to deliver the best service possible, promoting much‑needed growth alongside securing quality development and communication. The district is rich and varied, whether it be Green Belt, Heritage & Conservation, Town Centres, flood risk, or matters of negotiating development viability and design. In recent years the Council has delivered a raft of regeneration initiatives across Newark, with the Development team playing an important role.
We are looking for experienced colleagues to be able to hit the ground running. Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will deal with a range of application and appeal types including the ability to mentor and help trainees in the team.
The postholder will need to have regular access to a vehicle to enable them to travel within/outside the district to carry out their duties.
Benefits
* Enrolment in the career average local government pension scheme.
* Flexi scheme.
* Hybrid working.
* A generous annual leave entitlement that increases with service.
* Family‑friendly benefits.
* One day’s paid volunteering leave.
* Lifestyle benefits platform.
* Funded health cash plan.
* Free car parking to 31 March 2028.
* £10 a month gym membership at one of our gyms in the district.
For an informal chat or more information, please contact Oliver Scott, Business Manager, Planning Development on 01636 655847 or Lynsey Preston, Senior Planning Officer on 01636 655329.
Equal Opportunity
As an employer we will promote an inclusive working environment to maintain and develop a forward‑thinking and diverse workforce. Veterans/family of forces/ex‑forces, those in care/care leavers, and candidates who declared disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be guaranteed interviews provided they have demonstrated that they meet the essential criteria of the post as detailed in the Person Specifications on their application forms.
We will not accept CVs from unsolicited recruitment agencies.
We recommend you submit your application early, as we often receive a large number of applications and therefore we reserve the right to close the advert early.
Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 1st June 2026
Interview: 8th and 9th June 2026
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