Senior Planning Officer (Development Management)

Post Number: 12550

Salary: Starting from £37,280 to £41,771 per annum

Grade: Grade 6 (Subject to Job Evaluation)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Place of Work: Worthing Town Hall

Closing Date: 15th July 2026 at 23:55 pm

Come and join our friendly Development Management team and help us to shape and plan the future development of Adur District and Worthing Borough on the south coast.

Working for the Councils provides a unique experience of working for two separate planning authorities combined. It is an exciting time to work in planning at the Councils as there are a variety of planning challenges to be faced. The area is subject to significant development pressure and a number of major regeneration schemes are planned. Both Authorities are balancing the need to protect the environment with the need to meet future housing and employment needs.

• Deal with a high and varied caseload of planning applications.
• Apply the policies of the adopted Worthing Local Plan and Adur Local Plan to determine planning applications.

• Planning or a related degree.
• Experience working in Development Management.
• Good knowledge of the planning system.
• Knowledge of the Local Plan process.
• IT literacy.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stephen Cantwell, Development Management Manager .

Part time applications welcomed, please specify if you would like part time hours (Role advertised as full time 37 hours per week).

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks
• Buddy Support Programme
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other's contributions.