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- Time management
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Assistant Planning Officer - career grade

East Herts Council -
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Job details

£29,793 - £38,009 a year
13 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Geography
GCSE
AS Level
Driving
Communication skills
Time management

Full job description

Job Introduction

Are you about to embark on a career in Planning? If so East Herts Council is looking for an Assistant Planning Officer to come and join our welcoming and progressive Development Management team.

East Herts is a District rich and diverse in character with attractive market towns and villages and special landscape, natural and built heritage features, including 42 Conservation Areas and over 3000 listed buildings. It is also experiencing significant growth and we have a number of strategic sites coming forward for development including a new settlement of 10,000 homes within the emerging ‘Harlow and Gilston Garden Town.’

Our ambitious planning policies aim to maximise affordable housing delivery, secure sustainable, environmentally progressive development and deliver the highest quality built environment, whilst respecting, celebrating and protecting the District’s distinct rural character and unique heritage.

We are looking for enthusiastic, hard-working individuals who are keen to learn and share our aims and ambitions. Good customer skills, being able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) and efficient time management are essential skills for this role.

In return we offer the opportunity to work on varied and interesting caseload of work, working as part of fast-paced, friendly and experienced team that will support you to develop your skills and progress your career. Whilst you’ll have your own portfolio of work, we encourage career progression through mentorship from experienced officers and opportunities to work as part of a project team on some of our strategic development projects.

East Herts also offers a great working environment, flexible/home working options and many benefits including opportunities to gain further qualifications in the town planning field through the town planning apprenticeship pathway.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for a varied case load of planning and other related applications
Provision of pre-application advice
Provision of the Council’s duty officer service
Ensuring that development of the highest quality is secured meeting policy and corporate objectives

The ideal candidate will have:

A good standard of general secondary education including GCSE qualifications in Maths & English and a minimum of 2A/AS levels or equivalent.
A planning or related degree such as geography or environmental sciences is desirable
Willingness and ambition to train further in the town planning field through the town planning apprenticeship pathway.
Good communication skills with the ability to deliver planning information in a positive and proactive way
The ability to assimilate, understand and articulate issues rapidly
Excellent time management and the ability to meet deadlines
Excellent written skills
A valid, full driving licence

What can we offer you?

Opportunities for growth and cross- department working, learning new skills and service areas
26-29 days annual leave rising to 34 days with 5 years' local government service
Employee well-being programme
Employee events group
Regular opportunities to socialise with other teams within the council
Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time
Up to 50% working from home for eligible posts
Free parking in our offices and select council owned car parks during business hours
Access to wellbeing and occupational health schemes such as the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Local Government pension scheme
Discounts at council-owned leisure centres
Opportunity to network with colleagues across councils in Hertfordshire and the East Of England

How to apply

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Rachael Collard Development Management Team Leader ([email protected] or 01992 531460)

To apply for this role please click on the application form at the top right hand side of this page.

Closing date: Sunday 19th July 2026 at Midnight

Interview will be held: In person at the end of July

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has not been successful.

If your application has been successful, the recruiting manager will contact you to invite you to an interview. Please note that all interviews will be in person at the Council Offices and we will be unable to offer online interviews.

We hope you enjoy the process and look forward to making contact with you very soon.

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