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There’s never been a more exciting time to join Doncaster Council.

 We are passionate about Doncaster - it’s a great place to live, do business and visit.

We have plenty to shout about – Doncaster is the UK’s best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage.  We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it.  But don’t just take our word for it – anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding  knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve. 

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part of this in the role of Senior Planning Policy Officer working in the Council’s busy Planning Department. We need talented people to help us deliver big things for Doncaster including new investments and improving how we do things. If you want to gain deep experience within specialist fields as part of a multi-disciplinary team, this opportunity could be for you. The work will be both challenging and rewarding so if you are interested please read on….

We are about to commence work on a new South-Yorkshire Joint Waste Plan to ensure we are planning for our future waste needs with an up-to-date local planning policy framework for determining planning applications relating to waste matters.

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who have experience and/or an interest in minerals and waste planning policy and are very supportive of succession planning. We are seeking to recruit an appropriately experienced enthusiastic individual to be part of a strong, friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team, all of whom work hard towards developing our planning service to deliver high quality development.

Duties will include all those related to Local Plan development, monitoring and review, including: waste (and minerals) monitoring to ensure ongoing policy effectiveness; data analysis and assisting with research and preparing evidence base documents; assisting with stakeholder engagement and consultation on draft and emerging planning policy and proposals; inputting into future development plan reviews; and, providing development management policy advice.

Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the role summary and job profile.

For further details or an informal chat, please contact: Jonathan Clarke, Planning Policy & Environment Manager, Tel: 01302 735 316, or email Jonathan.Clarke1@doncaster.gov.uk  

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.