Senior Planning Enforcement Officer - Development Management
(Starting salary dependent upon skills and qualifications, progression subject to satisfactory performance)
- Are you seeking an opportunity where you will be part of a sociable and supportive team?
- Are you looking for working arrangements that enhance your work-life balance?
Brentwood Borough Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Planning Enforcement Officer to join its Planning Enforcement team. This is a key role within a proactive and well-regarded service, offering the opportunity to work across a diverse and sensitive planning landscape, including extensive Metropolitan Green Belt, established residential areas and strategically important development sites.
The Role
As a Senior Enforcement Officer, you will play a leading role in investigating and resolving breaches of planning control, ensuring that development across the Borough is delivered in accordance with adopted policy and approved permissions.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing a complex caseload of enforcement investigations, including high-profile and sensitive cases
- Preparing and serving enforcement notices, breach of condition notices and associated legal documentation
- Leading negotiations to achieve proportionate and expedient resolutions
- Providing professional advice to Members, colleagues, and stakeholders
- Supporting appeals, including the preparation of statements and evidence
- Mentoring and supporting enforcement officers and contributing to service improvement
About You
We are seeking a candidate who can demonstrate:
- Substantial experience in planning enforcement, ideally within a local authority context
- A sound understanding of planning legislation, policy and enforcement practice
- Proven ability to manage complex and contentious cases through to resolution
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills
- Confidence in providing clear, robust, and defensible professional advice
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with sound judgement and resilience
A relevant planning qualification is desirable but not essential provided you have the practicable experience we are seeking.
Why Brentwood?
Brentwood offers a distinctive and rewarding working environment:
- A predominantly Green Belt Borough, presenting unique and varied enforcement challenges
- A strong emphasis on place quality, design and policy-led decision making
- Exposure to both strategic growth pressures and rural protection issues
What We Offer
- Hybrid working with a flexible approach to home and office-based working
- A supportive and collaborative team culture
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Competitive salary and local government pension scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
Join Us
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced enforcement professional seeking to take the next step in their career within a forward-thinking authority.
If you are committed to upholding planning standards, can operate confidently in a complex regulatory environment, and are motivated to make a tangible difference to the quality of development, we would welcome your application.
For further information and an informal chat, please email caroline.corrigan@brentwood.rochford.gov.uk to arrange a call, or visit http://www.brentwood.gov.uk to apply online.
Brentwood Council is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. People with disabilities will be offered an interview where they meet the Essential Criteria on the Person Specification.
Salary range
- £45,189 - £48,665 per year