Planning Enforcement Officer

Are you ready to protect and shape the character of a thriving borough? Rushcliffe Borough Council has an exciting Planning Enforcement Officer opportunity!

Rushcliffe Borough Council is an award-winning and innovative local authority serving the area south of Nottingham. The Borough combines rural character with significant growth areas including West Bridgford alongside the River Trent and smaller towns and villages throughout. We deliver high quality, value for money services and exceed residents' expectations.

The Borough hosts major sporting facilities including Nottingham Forest football ground, Trent Bridge Cricket ground and Holme Pierrepont water sports centre. Our Planning and Growth team handles development proposals ranging from householder extensions to major housing and commercial schemes, with considerable interest from national house builders.

You will join our Planning and Growth team, managing your own caseload of enforcement investigations while protecting the character of the district. Day to day, you will deal with a variety of enforcement cases, completing investigations within the timelines set out in our Planning Enforcement Policy. You will have opportunities to work on interesting and potentially significant enforcement investigations, working both flexibly from home and from our modern office at Rushcliffe Arena in West Bridgford.

• Manage your own caseload of enforcement investigations
• Conduct investigations and deal with a range of planning enforcement cases
• Protect the character and integrity of the district through effective enforcement action
• Ensure investigations are completed within agreed timelines and policies
• Communicate and negotiate with stakeholders throughout the enforcement process

• Expertise and knowledge in town planning and planning enforcement
• Well organised with strong communication and negotiating skills
• Highly motivated with a wide range of experience across the planning enforcement process
• Able to manage your workload independently and prioritise effectively

• Working in modern purpose-built offices
• Opportunities to work remotely and flexibly
• Free car parking
• Reduced membership fees at Leisure Centres
• Rushcliffe Rewards scheme to save money across retailers and leisure providers
• Annual Leave purchase and selling scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers for Specsavers
• Local Government pension scheme
• Salary sacrifice schemes available
• Training and support for CPD and personal development with a forward-looking authority

23rd August 2026

W/C 31st August 2026

We will also be running two drop-in sessions, giving you an opportunity to have an informal discussion of the above roles, understand more about Rushcliffe and meet some of the team ahead of submitting your application. One of the sessions will be online and one in person.

Online Microsoft Teams meeting

Visit our website for the link and more information

In person at Rushcliffe Arena

Rugby Road

West Bridgford

NG2 7YG