Planning technician Work, Jobs in Chard, Som (with Salaries)

Planning Technician
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £28,598 - £32,061 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Organisational skills
- IT
- Annual leave
- Work from home
3d
Acoustic Logging Technician - Wessex Water
Tetra Tech —Yeovil
- Overtime
- Schematics
- Communication skills
Classic Vehicle Technician
Haynes Motor Museum —Sparkford
- £30,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
13d
Workshop manager M/W
Equans —Bridgwater
- Maintenance
- Team management
- HVAC
3d
Assistant Engineer
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £32,597 - £36,363 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Supervising experience
- Annual leave
13d
Senior Platform Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Yeovil
- £44,171 - £61,950 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Windows
- Linux
- Leadership
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
4d
Senior Platform Engineer (RHEL)
Leonardo UK Ltd —Yeovil
- £44,171 - £61,950 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Windows
- Linux
- Leadership
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
8d
Network Engineer - NSX
Leonardo UK Ltd —Yeovil
- £44,171 - £58,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- AWS
- Computer networking
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
10d
Senior Commissioning Engineer
Mactech Energy Group —Bridgwater
- £511.61 - £709.93 a day
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- IT
11d
Cycle Technician
Halfords —Tiverton
- £11.25 - £13.11 an hour
- Part-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- Store discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
9d
Vehicle Technician
Halfords —Yeovil
- £31,483 - £40,146 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester
Halfords —Exeter
- £38,000 - £44,200 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Commisioning Engineer - Mechanical & Fuel Route
Assystem —Bridgwater
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Project management
- Annual leave
- Work from home
Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer
Mace —Bridgwater
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineer / Senior Civil Engineer - Infrastructure
Stantec —Taunton
- AutoCAD
- Civil engineering
- Construction

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Planning Technician

Somerset Council -
Taunton

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Job details

Full-time
£28,598 - £32,061 a year
3 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Work from home

Qualifications

Customer service
GCSE
Organisational skills
IT
Communication skills
A Level

Full job description

Date: 2 Jul 2026

Location: Taunton, GB, TA1 4DY

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Company: Somerset Council

Closing date: 12 July 2026

Salary: Grade 12, Ranging from £28,598 - £32,061 per annum.

Role summary

The Planning Technician is a multi-skilled case officer responsible for validating, processing and assessing a wide range of planning applications and service requests. You will provide technical and administrative support across the planning service, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

As a key point of contact, you will deliver clear and accurate advice to customers, businesses and colleagues, managing enquiries and cases efficiently within statutory requirements and service standards. You will also support service delivery through system administration, data management, consultation processes and report production, applying sound judgement to resolve technical queries and maintain high-quality systems in relation to Planning, Enforcement & Appeals.

With a strong focus on customer service, you will contribute to continuous improvement and the effective delivery of a high-quality, collaborative planning service.

What you’ll do - key responsibilities

Evaluation of planning applications, plans and reports, ensuring compliance with legislation; act as the main point of contact for customers, managing enquiries, investigations and case resolutions with a strong focus on service excellence.
Support the smooth running of the service through a broad range of activities including system administration, validation and consultations; procurement, invoicing and debt management; data management, reporting, FOI responses and meeting support.
Stay up to date with legislation, policy and procedures to provide clear, practical advice to customers and colleagues; contribute to legal processes where required, including preparing statements and attending court.
Manage a varied caseload of application validation, appeals, enforcement cases and technical queries; work collaboratively with customers, businesses and partners to find solutions; prioritise competing demands and resolve complaints effectively.
Apply technical expertise to manage and resolve service requests in line with policy; maintain and improve key systems (including Uniform and Acolaid), ensuring compliance with evolving legislation.
Support and coordinate projects such as system and legislative changes; maintain accurate records and ensure data quality across systems, providing guidance and training to colleagues where needed.

What we’re looking for – knowledge, experience & skills

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:
Knowledge of planning legislation, previous work experience that demonstrates the required knowledge and skills
Experience of dealing with members of the public and of case managing planning applications
Experience of working with a variety of databases and generating reports for performance management and audit purposes
GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent experience and Educated to A-level standard or equivalent experience
Excellent customer service and organisational skills
Works well within a team and has good communication skills
Excellent IT user familiar with database, financial and stock ordering systems and able to work at speed accurately
Ability to follow operating procedures accurately and contribute to their development
Ability to manage difficult situations and deal sympathetically and empathetically with members of the public as well as building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues, partners and business representatives
Flexible, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and manage a varied workload whilst contributing positively and innovatively to service review and development
Ability to demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to problem solving and recognise when issues need to be referred to more experienced officers

Additional Information

Permanent, 37 Hours a week.
This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work from home, and from one of our offices by agreement, once training has been completed.
28 Days Annual Leave (Not including Bank Holidays)
Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship

For an informal chat about the role, please contact one of the Team Leaders;

[email protected] or [email protected]

Job ref: 1085/DT

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