Planning Officer

Temporary Contract

Job Details

The Royal Borough of Greenwich

Service Area: Regeneration, Enterprise & Skills – Strategic Development Team

Hours: 35 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
Working Hours: 09:00 – 17:00

Start Date: 26 April 2026
End Date: 24 October 2026

Location

Office Base:
The Woolwich Centre
Wellington Street
Woolwich
SE18 6HQ

Pay

PAYE Rate: £22.25 per hour

Job Overview

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a Planning Officer to join the Strategic Development Team.

This role will be predominantly focused on the discharge of conditions and obligations associated with large-scale strategic and major planning applications, as well as amendments through Section 96A and Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act.

The role will also involve providing pre-application advice to developers in line with adopted and emerging policy and guidance.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build further experience in major projects, with the potential to progress to managing major applications in their own right.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This role requires recent development management experience within the UK planning system.

You must have experience dealing with planning applications, conditions, obligations, Section 96A / Section 73 amendments or pre-application planning work.

Candidates without relevant planning casework experience are unlikely to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the discharge of conditions and obligations linked to major and strategic planning applications
• Process amendments under Section 96A and Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act
• Provide pre-application advice to developers in accordance with policy and guidance
• Examine and evaluate planning applications and related submissions
• Assess proposals against adopted and emerging planning policy
• Liaise with officers across the council on matters arising from planning applications
• Prepare reports, recommendations and planning advice as required
• Respond to enquiries from developers, the public and other stakeholders
• Contribute to wider development management and planning service work

Essential Experience & Skills

• At least 2 years' experience in a development management role
• Good understanding of the UK planning system
• Educated to degree level in Town Planning or a related subject, or equivalent relevant planning experience
• Experience dealing with planning applications and associated casework
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to assess planning proposals against policy and guidance
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines effectively
• Good stakeholder communication skills, including with developers and colleagues

Reporting To

Development Control Manager

Additional Information

This role is ideally suited to someone looking to gain more experience of major projects and strategic development work.

For the right candidate, there may be future opportunity to progress to being the case officer for major applications in their own right.

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