Salary: £36,124 - £37,938 Hours per week: 37 hours Fixed term: 12 months, Maternity cover Interview date: Monday 16 June 2025 Planning - Shaping Tomorrow's Communities Today Our Planning Service is at the heart of Wiltshire's growth and development. We ensure that every decision we make promotes high-quality place-shaping, guided by policy and best practices in urban design. As a statutory and regulatory service, deliver housing and employment in line with our adopted Local Plan. As a Planning Enforcement Officer, you'll oversee various enforcement cases, ensuring compliance with planning policies. Our Enforcement Team plays a vital role in the planning process, ensuring high-quality, sustainable development in line with the Development Plan and other relevant considerations. In this role, you will undertake investigations into alleged breaches of planning laws, covering areas such as listed buildings, advertisements, and protected trees. Your role involves making decisions on appropriate actions, from negotiated compliance to prosecution preparation, while also assessing threats to public safety and protecting the environment. You will be expected to competently draft enforcement notices, reports and witness statements as and when required. Skills, Knowledge & experience required Educated to degree level in a relevant subject OR equivalent experience of working in an investigative/regulatory, or enforcement role ITQ 2 or equivalent skill Good knowledge of planning practice, procedures legislation, advice and policies OR historic building and conservation practice, procedures legislation, advice and policies Prepare concise reports and orally present evidence in hearings, Public Inquiry and occasionally Court in a concise, persuasive and convincing manner as a witness and expert witness This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.. Location : County Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8JN, GB