Planning Policy Officer/Senior Planning Policy Officer

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.  

Our Team: Planning and Transport Policy

Are you excited about Heritage, Transport or Environment Planning Policy? Do you have relevant Town Planning qualification and or Planning Policy experience and want to take your career to the next level? 

Halton are looking for motivated Planning Policy Planners to join its Planning & Transport Policy team. Halton adopted its ambitious Local Plan in 2022 which provides a platform for future generations to live, work and visit.

To achieve this at pace, there is an organisational commitment to build operational capacity across a number of service areas. As a result, we have two exciting career opportunities in roles that will directly contribute to the growth and development of our local area.

By joining the team, you’ll be at the centre of the action – revitalising neighbourhoods, developing new public spaces, delivering on our sustainability priorities, and improving infrastructure.

Your Contributions:

• Support the monitoring and development of the Local Plan and associated documents
• Good understanding of NPPF
• Development of Evidence based documents
• Consultation with residents, developers and stakeholders
• Presentation and Report writing
• Site Assessments

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Car leasing schemes

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact 

Andrew Plant / Rebecca Taylor  01515117606/0151511767-

Interviews will take place week commencing 3^rd March 2025

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!