Senior Planning Enforcement Officer

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SENIOR PLANNING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Department: Planning and Regeneration

Directorate: Resources

Salary: Grade G - £39,152 to £42,839 per year (pro rata for part-time) (pay award pending)

Hours: Up to 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Team Location: Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Hybrid working is available.

About the Role

Be the senior professional for planning enforcement in Erewash. Take the lead on issuing enforcement notices, seeking to uphold notices on appeal, and providing evidence of breach of notices in court. Provide guidance and advice to the Planning Enforcement Officer and the Enforcement Assistant.

Why Erewash?

Located between Nottingham and Derby, Erewash generates a range of planning enforcement work from non-conforming urban uses in post-industrial towns like Long Eaton and Ilkeston, to unauthorised rural development in the surrounding Green Belt countryside.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A local government professional, committed to high standards of integrity and probity.
• A planning practitioner, with experience of making planning judgements and defending them at appeal.

You will need to have detailed knowledge of current planning legislation, hold a Diploma or Degree in Town Planning (or relevant equivalent) and preferably be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Other Benefits of Working for Us

In addition to a competitive salary and staff development opportunities, you will also have access to:

• Generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays a year (pro rata for part-time working)
• Flexi Time scheme
• Free workplace car parking within the Borough
• Casual car user allowance
• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development
• Family friendly flexible and hybrid working policies available
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions
• Discounted leisure membership at our local sports facilities with the Fit for Work scheme

• Access to the VIVUP employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme

If you would like more information about the job, please contact Steve Birkinshaw, Head of Planning and Regeneration, on 0115 907 2206.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 28th June 2026 at midnight.

How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply with a CV and a supporting statement, clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role.

You will be requested to provide some basic information before you upload your CV.

For further information about working for Erewash Borough Council and how to apply for this job please visit our website at https://www.erewash.gov.uk/jobs-section/jobs.html

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP, Telephone: 0115 931 6001 (Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm) or e-mail: jobs@erewash.gov.uk

**IMPORTANT: Your supporting statement is an opportunity to demonstrate how your skills and experience align with the role. Please refer to the person specification when providing examples, as this will be a key source of information for shortlisting.**

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account. If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

The Council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.

The Council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.