Team: Planning Delivery – Academy and Enabling Team
Salary: £27,711 - £30,060 per annum - Pay Award Pending
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month - You will also be required to travel across Bedfordshire as needed to carry out your role.
Contract type: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing date: 05 September 2025
Interview Date: TBC
About the role:
The Council’s vision and values are integral to everything we do. Our aim is to make Central Bedfordshire ‘A great place to live and work’ and that is why we believe this is a great place to continue your planning career.
The Council has an ambitious agenda with significant growth planned over the next 20 years, and has started working on a new Local Plan. The growth will be delivered in a number of strategic locations, as well as some small to medium growth in existing towns and villages where services can support it. Our plan is about creating communities.
To help deliver our growth agenda we have a number of exciting Planning Officer (Career Graded) roles in our Planning Academy Team. To find out more about our Planning Academy and hear from colleagues please visit our website Planning Academy | Central Bedfordshire Council.
We are looking for an organised, forward thinking and hard-working candidate with a strong interest in the Planning system and are interested in shaping the places and communities of the future. You will be responsible for managing a rewarding caseload of diverse planning applications. You don’t have to have any work experience or formal specialist qualification. To apply you will need to have an interest in planning, achieved or be completing a degree in a relevant subject, and hold a valid driving licence and access to a car as travel is essential.
We are a friendly and supportive team, using flexible working practices. The Council expects the highest standards of customer service, maintaining the Planning Delivery Team’s Customer Service Excellence Standard.
Job Requirements:
- A full UK driving licence
- A degree in a relevant subject
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Lisa Newlands at [email protected] or call 0300 300 4185
