Planning Officer

Planning Officer - Development Management

Post No: 43716

Salary: Starting from £30,559 to £35,235 per annum

Grade:  Grade 5

Hours: 37 hour per week

Place of work: Based at WorthingTown Hall with the opportunity for home working

Closing date: 29th January 2025

Interviews: TBC

Come and join our friendly Development Management team and help us to shape and plan the future development of Adur District and Worthing Borough on the south coast. This post is currently within the team that deals with the western part of Worthing and contains a diverse mix of residential, commercial and employment uses as well as valued open areas.

Working for the Councils provides a unique experience of working for two separate planning authorities combined as a joint service. It is an exciting time to work in planning at the Councils as there are a variety of planning challenges to be faced. The area is subject to significant development pressure and a number of major regeneration schemes are planned.    

Development Management Post:

We are looking for a recently qualified or experienced Planning Officer to join our Development Management team and ideally you will be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. The successful candidate will need to have a good knowledge of the planning system and be able to deal with a high and varied caseload of planning applications. Knowledge of the Local Plan process is also desirable as the successful applicant will need to be able to apply the policies of the adopted Worthing Local Plan in determining planning applications.

You will need to be adaptable and IT literate since the Council extensively uses digital platforms to provide its services.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stephen Cantwell 01903 221274 or Jo Morin 01903 221350 (Development Management)

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.