Planning Officer

Planning Officer

Development Management, Planning and Environmental Health

Salary: £33,055 - £47,998 (Scale 22 – 38)

Closing date: Monday 19 May 2025, 9am

Interview date: w/c 2 June 2025

What does it take to be a planner at Elmbridge?

Commitment? Determination?  Pragmatism?  Solution-focussed attitude?

We would suggest that it takes all of this and one other trait; we want our planners to be passionate about design.

That’s what makes planning services at Elmbridge different; we have talented, passionate people, determined to do their best work for Elmbridge, influencing and helping to shape Elmbridge.

If you want to be a planner and you have the motivation to undertake professional qualifications, we will support you in a day release course at University.

You will see the other essential criteria in the person specification, but it’s your approach to work that will be your main asset.

Whether you are a planning manager, officer or trainee you will understand that you have an important role to play in helping us to shape Elmbridge. You will be supporting our customers and helping them to understand the role good planning makes in shaping an area.

Elmbridge is one of the busiest local planning authorities in the country and sets very high standards for the delivery of planning decisions within Government targets.  With land values that rival London and a population of 135,000, we will provide you with an interesting and challenging step in your career.

About us

We know we ask a lot, but the good news is that we give a lot too.

• Learning and development:
  • We will support you on that journey by creating a bespoke learning and development plan for you.
  • You will meet people in the team who have completed Masters, been promoted within the team and have taken on other professional qualifications.

• Flexibility:
  • We know hybrid working is here to stay and we will discuss the right mix of home and office for you.

• Wellbeing:
  • When you thrive Elmbridge thrives, which is why we have developed a strong and varied wellbeing programme for our employees, from mindfulness to lunchtime table tennis – the options are there for you.

• The package:
  • Not forgetting our excellent pension and ‘Thrive’ package of employee benefits and discounts with various local businesses. There is also free employee parking.
  • We offer a generous pension scheme and excellent benefits such as your birthday off and the option to buy additional holiday days, plus we are closed between Christmas and New Year – no annual leave required.

What else?

We encourage you to read more on us and if you have any queries please give us a call.

Here are some reading options to help you with your decision making:

• https://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/jobs-work-experience-and-volunteering
• Our LinkedIn page

If you would like to talk to us about the role, please give Paul Falconer our Development Manager a call on 01372 474808.

What are you waiting for?