Development Control Planning Delivery Team Leader

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PLANNING DELIVERY TEAM LEADER

Situated at the heart of the East Midlands, with excellent transport links, East Staffordshire continues to change and is one of the fastest growing areas in the Midlands, with significant new housing growth and regeneration.Working at East Staffordshire provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

There is a period of significant change in the planning system both in plan making and decision making and this post will be key in through this period of change.

The Borough Council has a small, but very effective Development Control Team which handles a wide variety of applications ranging from major residential and commercial proposals to householder, agricultural and other applications.Officers have the opportunity to experience the varied nature of applications which are reflective of the character of the Borough and it is an exciting time with a number of regeneration initiatives underway.

Responsible for Development Control functions relating to all proposals under the general supervision of the Planning Manager you will be key in leading the development control team and delivering a quality service.

You will be expected to lead the Development Control Team, including leading, mentoring, and developing staff, as well as championing a modern, efficient service whilst enabling high quality sustainable development across the Borough.

In this post you'll play an integral part in the team ensuring planning applications are determined in line with statutory deadlines and that planning decisions lead to positive outcomes.You will work closely with other officers across the planning team, as well as our Elected Members and external partners.You will have opportunities to engage in a range of agendas including helping to shape the Borough's Design Code, Policies and Guidance, and helping to implement the upcoming changes for planning in the 2022 Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.

If you have the skills and experience to lead a team whilst supporting the Planning Manager and Head of Service in their role of providing professional advice to the leadership team, Council and Cabinet, then we would love to hear from you.

In addition to the excellent salary, we also provide an attractive employment package that includes:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of up to 33 days (after 5 years continuous local government service) plus public holidays, an extra statutory day and two concessionary days - which are used to provide for a closedown between Christmas and New Year,
• A flexible working scheme that allows for up to a further 16 flexi days leave per year,
• Hybrid working opportunities that support an optimum work life balance arrangement,
• Access to the local government pension scheme, and
• Payment of professional subscriptions

The Council is actively building diverse teams and welcomes applications from everyone including people of different ages, sex, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. ESBC is a Disability Confident Employer.

Important Notes for Candidates: -

Visa Sponsorship

As a smaller local authority, we do not currently hold a sponsorship licence. Therefore, we are unable to issue Certificates of Sponsorship.All applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application as we are unable to support visa sponsorship.

Personal Relationships

A candidate for any appointment with East Staffordshire Borough Council who know of any family or close personal relationship with any Member or Officer, must disclose that relationship when completing an application form for employment.

If you need an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact Naomi Perry, Planning Manager by emailing to arrange.

Closing Date Sunday Thursday 18 September 2025.

Full details of the job role are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Attached documents
PL0100 JD & Person Spec - Planning Delivery Team Leader.doc