Planning Officer


Company:	Stoke on Trent City Council
Salary:	£37,563 to £40,444 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stoke on Trent, ST4 1HH
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Sept 2026

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Summary

Directorate: Housing, Regeneration and Operations

Section: Planning and Building Control

Location: Civic Centre

Grade: Level 9

Hours: 37 hours per week

This advert is open to internal and external applicants.

About us:

We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working for Stoke-on Trent City Council is more than justa job, it's about making, protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducing inequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in the city. And that's where you come in. We are always looking for people of the highest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver our compelling vision.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council's diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and most valuable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600 employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for our organisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people are proud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded in an inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-quality services that our residents need.

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The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Stoke on Trent City Council; the Planning Department are looking to recruit to the role of Planning Officer. Town planning is a challenging and rewarding career. It is aimed at improving the places in which we live, work and play. It is dynamic, reacting to changes in society, the environment and political and legal frameworks in which people live their lives and development takes place. It is not just about telling people what their future environment will be like but working with a wide range of stakeholders such as Heritage, Housing, Economic and Environmental, to bring diverse ideas, wants and needs together. Your people skills will be as important as your technical knowledge; town planning is a test of your all-round abilities and gives you a deeply satisfying career.

Key duties and responsibilities for this post will be to prepare and assist in the production of evidence based documents; preparation and development of the Local Plan and supporting documents; providing specialist advice on planning applications and aiding the delivery of corporate projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide thorough advice in respect of statutory spatial planning policy and guidance

Provide professional planning input to the design and delivery of sustainable site and theme based regeneration priorities

To contribute in good time to any monitoring, research or investigation into planning and development related issues needed to support policy formulation, determine planning decisions or inform wider corporate regeneration projects

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