Planning Officer (Enforcement)


Company:	Erewash Borough Council
Salary:	£34,434 - £38,220
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Long Eaton, NG10 1HU
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Jul 2026
Closing date:	1 Aug 2026

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Summary

About the Role

Be on the front line of planning enforcement in Erewash. Use your planning knowledge to assess planning enforcement complaints. Identify those cases that are causing public harm and follow through with the full suite of planning enforcement tools to protect public amenity and the integrity of the planning system.

Why Erewash?

Located between Nottingham and Derby, Erewash generates a range of planning enforcement work from non-confirming urban uses in post-industrial towns like Long Eaton and Ilkeston, to unauthorised rural development in the surrounding Green Belt countryside.

Other Benefits of Working for Us

In addition to a competitive salary and staff development opportunities, you will also have access to:

• Generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays a year

• Flexi Time scheme

• Free workplace car parking within the Borough

• Casual car user allowance

• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development

• Family friendly flexible and hybrid working policies available

• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions

• Discounted leisure membership at our local sports facilities with the Fit for Work scheme

• Access to an employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme.

If you would like more information about the job, please contact Steve Birkinshaw, Head of Planning and Regeneration , on 0115 907 2206.

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