Planning Officer
About us
Hillingdon Council: Putting our Residents first.
About the service
This is a fantastic time to join the London Borough of Hillingdon, an exciting place to develop your career in town planning that offers a wide range of varied and engaging planning opportunities as part of an ambitious agenda for the future of the Planning Service.
Located in outer west London, the borough of Hillingdon has over 300,000 residents and covers an area of 44 square miles making it the second largest London borough. Hillingdon has excellent transport links via the M4 and A40, the Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Central Lines and Heathrow Airport, promoting Hillingdon as a key gateway for the UK and central London.
About the role
Hillingdon Council are recruiting Planning Officers to work across 2 new Area Planning Teams that are being created as part of an exciting transformation of our Planning Service.
This is an excellent opportunity for ambitious and capable individuals to progress in their planning career. The role will provide opportunities to expand your existing knowledge under the successful guidance and support of a team of experienced planners. The post holder will be responsible for determining a diverse portfolio of planning applications and appeal work, utilising your knowledge of planning related legislation.
As an essential part of a high performing Development Management team your focus will be on results, you will need a good understanding of the planning system and a willingness to learn. Good communication skills and knowledge of standard IT packages will also be required.
Reporting to Planning Team Leaders, you will need a positive and proactive approach to work. The role will provide an opportunity to gain experience across a range of projects and will involve networking and community engagement.
About you
The ideal candidates should have previous public or private sector planning experience demonstrating good experience and knowledge of the development management process within the local government setting. The post holder should have relevant Town and Country Planning or equivalent qualifications; be a member (or be eligible for membership) of the RTPI or equivalent body.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Roz Johnson (Planning Service Manager) on
Working Arrangements
The response to COVID-19 is shaping that way many organisations work. The recent roll-out of Microsoft 365 within the organisation has transformed the ability of some of our staff to work remotely while continuing to maintain the same high level of service delivery to our residents. We also recognise the value of some working time spent in the office.
Hillingdon has recently achieved 'Timewise' accreditation which endorses our ongoing commitment to flexible working. A refreshed flexible working policy along with wraparound wellbeing policies will be launched during the summer.