Principal Planning Policy Officer

Do you want to develop your career? We are seeking a talented and experienced individual to lead the Planning Policy team. 

The Planning Policy team co-ordinates the production of the Council’s Local Plan and all its associated elements.

Although small in size, the Planning Policy team has a strong history of performing to the highest standards and always finds itself in the top echelons of local authority planning performance.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby, and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme.  You can find more information about our benefits here https://www.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/pages/employee_benefits. 

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home, and work needs. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements and may consider part time hours for this role where appropriate. Employees are generally expected to spend a minimum of 1 day per week in the office. 

If you have extensive knowledge and experience of planning matters, Local Plan production, recent experience of managing a successful team, and have the ability to communicate confidently at all levels; we would love to hear from you. 

You can find out more about this role by viewing the associated job description and person specification. 

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist / veteran and meets the essential criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact Jamie Carr (Planning Policy and Development Manager) at [email protected] for any informal enquiries. 

Closing Date: 13 November 2026

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

To apply for this role you must complete our online application form https://myaccount.oadby-wigston.gov.uk/service/OWBC_Job_Application_Form (CVs will not be accepted).

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion. 

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.