Overview

Job Description

Salary: £26,409 – £27,711

Hours per week: 37

Interview date: to be confirmed upon shortlisting

Rolling advert: We’re continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.

Planning – Shaping Tomorrow’s Communities Today

Join our dynamic Planning Support team as a Planning Support Officer, where you’ll play a key role in the development management and enforcement process across Wiltshire.

Reporting to the Planning Support Manager, you’ll be responsible for registering planning applications, checking submissions, and ensuring smooth communication between all parties involved. This front-line role involves handling administrative tasks, managing planning appeals and providing advice to customers across multiple channels.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on your customer service skills and expand your knowledge of the planning sector. In a fast-paced environment, you’ll work with complex documents, manage your workload independently and contribute to shaping Wiltshire’s future.

With excellent attention to detail and organisation skills, this role is perfect for those looking to make a real impact in a forward-thinking council.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ‘One Council’ ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

For more details, contact Simon Day, Planning Support Manager, at simon.day@wiltshire.gov.uk

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

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