Job Description

Benefits:

Golden Hello payment of 5000 to suitably qualified and experienced candidates (pro rata and terms and conditions apply); relocation package available; RTPI professional fees paid; learning and development opportunities; generous holiday entitlement; flexible working arrangements.

Join our ambitious Planning Team

South Norfolk and Broadland District Councils are delivering an ambitious growth agenda across Greater Norwich. From unlocking strategic housing sites to enabling employment growth and infrastructure delivery including a significant number of NSIPS, our One Planning Team is at the heart of shaping the future of our communities.

We are now recruiting to this pivotal role to help us deliver high-quality development and sustainable growth.

As a Principal Planning Officer, you'll lead on complex and strategic planning applications, mentor junior staff, and play a key role in shaping policy implementation. You'll be a confident negotiator, a clear communicator, and a trusted decision-maker. Your work will directly influence the quality and character of development across the district.

What you could be part of...

We have a lot to deliver, handling circa 4000 planning applications per year covering two diverse districts which include urban areas, rural areas and vibrant market towns.

We have some significant housing and commercial sites to deliver alongside enabling infrastructure including large scale residential schemes in Broadland's Growth Triangle, key employment sites including enterprise zones, a significant number of NSIPs and renewable energy projects and a newly adopted Local plan for Greater Norwich to deliver against.

Working in a multi-disciplinary team and reporting in to the Area Manager, the Principal Planning Officer role is a key member of the team, responsible for helping to oversee the delivery of an effective development control function across a defined area of the two districts. The Principal Planning officer will be directly responsible for their own caseload of large and more complex planning applications, as well as managing the processing and determination of planning and other associated applications/appeals by other officers through direct line management.

You'll join a forward-thinking, supportive team that values innovation and collaboration. We're committed to professional development and offer flexible working arrangements, generous leave, and a modern office environment.

About You

You will... be qualified to degree level in planning or a related discipline, be a chartered member of the RTPI or eligible and capable of gaining chartered membership within one year

, have a full driving license and significant and demonstrable post qualification experience of development management within a local authority or private practice.

Further Information

For further information about the role or our organisation, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the recruiting manager, or the People Team as follows:

Recruiting Manager:

Tracy Lincoln

Email:

tracy.lincoln@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Phone Number:

01508 533814

People Team:

Email:

peopleteam@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Phone number:

01508 533995

Closing date:

Sunday 17th August 2025 at 11.30pm

Interview date:

Friday 29th August 2025 Horizon Business Centre

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 46,479.00-50,877.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Flexitime Free flu jabs Free parking Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: NEW-0824-AS