About The Role

Senior Planning Officer - Maldon District Council

Maldon District Council

Temporary, Full Time

£45.00 ph (umbrella)

Location: Maldon

Closing Date: 28th July 2026

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Maldon District Council to recruit a Senior Planning Officer on a three-month temporary basis. Please note that this role requires 2 days a week site attendance.

Key Accountabilities

• To contribute towards the delivery of a high-quality, customer-focused Planning & Implementation department with high standards of advice and support, resolving cases of varying complexities in Development Management.

• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, legislation, professional codes of practice, and adherence to Council policy.

• Deliver projects, interventions, and initiatives and develop policies in line with corporate and business plans.

• To deal effectively and efficiently with general enquiries, pre-applications, planning applications, and planning appeals ensuring cases are managed and completed at the appropriate level of skillset.

• Ensure and develop appropriate levels of quality and specialist knowledge with other Planning & Implementation colleagues.

• Deliver customer-focused specialist advice and services in Development Management, keeping up to date with current and emerging legislation, best practice, and policy to ensure continuous development and improvement in services.

• Manage complex and/or contentious planning applications, processes, and compliance, regulations, and legislation, acting as the single point of contact for customers on those cases and attending appeals hearings and public inquiries as appropriate.

• Support, guide, and advise Graduate Planners and Technical Support colleagues, as necessary.

• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, as well as Members and managing key relationships with partners including Essex County Council and Local Councils and other stakeholders.

• Access and accurately update all relevant information systems, both customer and back office ensuring that the master customer record is updated and maintained through verification and validation, and in accordance with Data Protection principles.

• Prepare and present reports to Area Planning Committees, District Planning Committee, and other internal and external meetings and present evidence/stand as witness at planning appeal hearings and public inquiries.

• Ensure own personal and professional development is maintained including keeping up to date with relevant law, policies, working practices, and procedures.