Who are we?
Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council are neighbouring Authorities in north Worcestershire. The Development Management team is a shared planning service between the two Authorities. We are an enthusiastic, dedicated and friendly team comprising highly experienced Planners and those at the very beginning of their planning career.
Where are we?
We are located in North Worcestershire, between Herefordshire and Warwickshire. We are accessible from major motorways, trains and bus services. Bromsgrove is an attractive rural district, with an ancient market town at its centre. Redditch was formerly a market town until 1964 when it was designated as a New Town: a status it maintained up until 1985. The Borough has an urban north and a rural south.
What do we want you to do?
You will deal with a varied and interesting caseload of predominantly minor schemes, drawing upon your enthusiasm and experience of delivering and managing a wide range of applications and projects. You will be interpreting the complexity of permitted development legislation and interacting with a number of agencies and organisations, together with other departments across the two Councils. Your planning knowledge will help us to protect and enhance an environment of both intense Green Belt pressure and a traditional manufacturing landscape. The role includes an element of planning enforcement work.
The post also offers an exciting opportunity to actively shape the planning service at leadership level. You will be part of key decisions affecting how we react and respond to local and national change. You will also be involved in harnessing the future direction of the team.
The Development Management team are predominantly home-based but with a flexible hybrid approach to working that allows opportunities to work from an office environment at the Council offices in both Bromsgrove and Redditch.
What do you need to be shortlisted?
You must meet the following essential criteria:
* Educated to Degree level or above
* Working towards or achieved Full Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute
Why should you join us?
To improve and build upon your planning experience within a supportive and progressive unit, whilst being part of an ongoing period of transition and challenge for our busy and dynamic department. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fantastic, family-friendly team that consistently delivers high quality development and outstanding standards of customer service.
A strong part of our approach is to provide direction and an active mentoring role to continually develop technical expertise within the team. This includes an emphasis on encouraging and supporting CPD. Our aim is to develop and grow the next generation of Planners across the District and Borough.
Additional Information
We offer the following benefits:
* Full payment of RTPI subscription fees
* The certainty of two adopted Local Plans (January 2017) in Development Management decision-making
* Support for continuing professional development and progression
* Home working focus, with supplied IT equipment and dedicated IT assistance
* Flexible working scheme, which includes the ability to work flexible hours and a range of other flexible and part-time working patterns
* 25 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years local government service plus statutory holidays and one fixed day per annum
* Smart, modern offices in Redditch Town Centre located within walking distance to bus and train stations and major retailers
* Historic offices in Bromsgrove Town Centre located within walking distance to the bus station and a variety of major and independent retailers
* Free and secure staff parking at both the Redditch and Bromsgrove offices
* Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
* Use of 24 hour employee assistance programme offering free legal and personal advice
* Car, technology, Cycle2Work, Healthcare and salary sacrifice opportunities
* Staff benefits from national High Street and leisure providers
The role does require an element of office attendance. We are very open to the possibility of home working outside of required office attendance, part-time working, flexible/reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, compressed hours and job-share requests.
Full face-to-face training and technical support will be provided for the first few weeks at either the Bromsgrove or Redditch offices.
Need further information?
Please contact Dale Birch, Development Management Manager, on 01527 881341 or email d.birch@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk.
The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is midnight on Monday 3 March 2025.
The interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams week commencing 10 March 2025 (alternative dates can be made available if requested).
If this role interests you please select the 'Apply’ button.
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