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About The Role

Role: Senior Planning Policy Officer
Location: Civic Offices, Chorley
ContractFull time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent
Salary: £39,186 - £41,418 plus 6% car allowance
Closing Date: 3 November 2024

We are pleased to offer a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and passionate policy planner to join the Spatial Planning Team at Chorley Council. We are part of the Central Lancashire Local Plan partnership, leading the way in sub regional plan making to create a new single Central Lancashire Local Plan for 2023-2041. It is ambitious and forward thinking policy work you will be a part of.

You will also be involved in some affordable housing work including the Council’s Low Cost Home Ownership Scheme.

What you will be getting up to

As a Senior Planning Policy Officer, you will play an important role in the preparation and delivery of the new Central Lancashire Local Plan, collaborating closely with colleagues across South Ribble and Preston Councils and wider partners and the local community.

Additionally, you will provide advice regarding planning policy to Senior Officers, the Development Management team, Councillors and members of the public. You will deputise for the Team Leader and lead on helping first time buyers access affordable home ownership.

Who we’re looking for

  • A degree or post graduate qualification in town planning.
  • Experience of the preparation of Local Plans 
  • Experience of dealing effectively with members of the public and conducting consultation exercises 
  • Experience of advising senior managers and elected members on planning policy matters.
  • Experience of appearing as an expert witness at Public Inquiries and Examinations is desirable.

Additional requirements

  • This role requires a valid UK Driving Licence.
  • This role requires the ability to attend meetings and events out of hours.
Our Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
  • Hybrid/agile working from day one
  • Local Government pension
  • Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
  • Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
  • Volunteering days
  • Free parking
  • Car Allowance

About Us

Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit. 

Working Together

We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date. 

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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