About The Role

Grade D - £29,064 - £31,022 pro rata pa
37 hours per week
Substantive

Tewkesbury Borough Council is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Technical Officer to join its award winning Planning Service. This role is central to ensuring that planning applications are accurately validated in line with national legislation and the council’s local requirements, enabling timely and lawful decision-making.

As the first point of contact for applicants, agents, and members of the public, the postholder will provide clear advice on submission standards and straightforward planning queries, including permitted development. The role also supports Planning Officers by managing the technical and administrative aspects of the application process, including site visits to display notices and carry out routine inspections.

Working across a borough that includes historic market towns, rural villages, and strategic development sites, the Technical Officer will help maintain high standards of service delivery, data accuracy, and customer care, contributing to the council’s wider goals of sustainable growth, community engagement, and planning excellence.

This permanent role offers flexible working hours and agile working to support work life balance, generous annual leave, a pension scheme, salary sacrifice cycle and car schemes and discounted gym membership.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact James Lloyd, Team Manager on 01684 272091 or [email protected]

Closing Date: 28th June 2026

Proposed Interview Date: 8 - 10th July 2026

About Us

In return we offer:

Up to 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Agile working arrangements
Convenient office location close to the M5 with free parking
Local Government Pension Scheme
Potential career progression
20% discounted membership at the local leisure centre

Find out more about us and the benefits of working for us by clicking here.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity; we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Tewkesbury Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know.

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