Planning Offcier

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How to apply

CVs are not accepted for this vacancy, please download and complete the application form below and return it by email to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk. Your application must be received no later than the closing date shown below.

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Closing date: 15 October 2025
Provisional interview date: 23 and 24 October 2025

Job application form

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Reference: CBC25069
Salary details: £25,583 to £40,777 per year (depending upon qualifications and experience)
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: full time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Town Hall
Department: Development Management - Planning

CBC25069 - Job description and person specification.

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Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

Chesterfield – full time, flexible and agile working

Chesterfield is a great place to live and work, with a proud heritage, significant ambitions for the future of its communities and the gateway town to the Peak District National Park. We are centrally located with excellent transport connectivity to nearby towns and cities.

Working for Chesterfield Borough Council in the planning team will enable you to contribute to helping to shape this growth and create great places with a genuine commitment to achieving high quality design. Our team needs great communicators who can engage effectively with others at all levels. You will need confidence, in depth knowledge, a positive attitude along with the passion and hard work to make Chesterfield thrive. In return, you will have the opportunity to grow your expertise in a supportive local authority environment.

As a planning officer you will manage your own case-load of varied planning applications and appeals. We are looking for a planner with strong professional skills, sound planning judgement, a good eye for design, as well as a commitment to customer care and team work. You will play your part in ensuring that the council’s excellent performance record is maintained and that there is ongoing improvement in the delivery of the service.

Duties range across the full span of development management tasks with the post holder undertaking case officer duties on a range of application submissions. The post carries out a significant day-to-day professional workload and demands high motivation, initiative, negotiating skills and tact.

You will be dealing with elected members, the public, applicants and objectors to proposals put forward by others in a professional and meaningful manner. A wide and up to date knowledge of legislation is required as well as a judgement skills and a thorough understanding of the economic and social background to the developing environment and a willingness to provide a quality service to customers.

Applications are welcome from recently qualified planners who want to gain some valuable experience and from more experienced planners. The salary will be based on your qualifications, experience and skill set.

The council is an excellent employer with rewarding conditions of service which include generous leave entitlement, flexible and agile working, progressive HR policies, access to the local government pension scheme and discounted leisure membership.

For an informal discussion on any aspect of the post please contact Helen Frith, Development Management & Conservation Manager, on 01246 959699 or helen.frith@chesterfield.gov.uk or for further information please view the job description and person specification attached.

This role involves driving therefore all applicants must hold a full driving licence.