Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. Our busy and friendly planning team is growing – we are looking to welcome motivated, skilled and experienced colleagues to work on a wide variety of planning applications and help us deliver sustainable development across the borough. We are a progressive employer offering a range of employee benefits and the opportunity to work on a range of interesting and challenging projects in a supportive environment.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
Our borough features a rich and varied landscape, with a wide range of urban and rural communities including the main centres of Chester, Ellesmere Port, Northwich and Winsford. We are a large, friendly, supportive and innovative planning team dealing with around planning applications each year, offering the opportunity to get involved in a great variety of proposals such as major housing developments, large commercial/industrial sites, energy projects and rural diversification schemes, whilst protecting the countryside and Green Belt and preserving and enhancing our distinct heritage - including the beautiful walled city of Chester with its concentration of listed buildings and Area of Archaeological Importance.
Your main responsibility will be to manage and determine more complex planning applications and deal with associated appeals, but from time to time you may also assist with NSIPs and help our planning enforcement and planning policy teams. You will demonstrate the ability to work as part of our friendly and committed team of planners and support staff, have extensive experience of dealing with a variety of complex planning issues (preferably in a local authority environment), be an excellent communicator and show a clear commitment to providing outstanding customer service. We will provide support and high levels of trust and autonomy to make decisions and manage your own workload.
This is a hybrid worker role, meaning that your working time will be split between home and our modern offices in Ellesmere Port. We are committed to flexible working practices and promoting a healthy work/life balance.
To carry out site visits and attend remote meetings, you will need a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.
Cheshire West and Chester is a dynamic, high performing council delivering great outcomes for its residents through its people. If you are interested in joining our committed and innovative planning team, we look forward to hearing from you.
Interested to find out more?
Nick Smith, Senior Planning Manager, at
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