Policy Planners

Stratford-on-Avon District lies at the heart of England and the main town of Stratford-upon-Avon is famous the world over (thanks to William Shakespeare!) attracting millions of visitors a year. Beyond the main town are around 250 communities spread across the predominantly rural District.

It is an exciting time for planning policy in Stratford-on-Avon District. Not only are we working jointly with Warwick District Council to produce a new South Warwickshire Local Plan, we also work closely with local communities to produce Neighbourhood Development Plans with 29 already ‘made’ and more in the pipeline, along with a range of other plan-making activities through development of Development and Supplementary Plans.

There is need for significant levels of residential and economic growth in South Warwickshire and our plan-making activities need to meet these development challenges and its supporting infrastructure, alongside addressing a range of ambitions. Central to this is tackling climate change and increasing biodiversity, improving connectivity and enabling the delivery of well-designed places, and promoting the health and wellbeing of our communities.

We are looking for a Local Plans Manager (£45,441 to £48,474), an experienced and enthusiastic policy planner wishing to broaden their horizons by heading up our busy and friendly Local Plans team. If you are interested in working with us to help meet the challenges that the growth and diversity of South Warwickshire brings to preparing the Local Plan and other plan-making documents and activities then this could be the job for you. As the Local Plans Manager you will lead the team in all aspects of planning policy work across the Council, alongside the dedicated South Warwickshire Local Plan Team Leader. You will have enthusiasm, drive and a proven ability to take planning policy projects forward positively. To be successful in this post, you will need strong management skills embracing a positive teamworking approach and have initiative and good organisational and communication skills to be able to liaise with a variety of partners and stakeholders on all aspects of plan-making activities. For more information regarding this role see our website: Job search (webitrent.com)

We are also looking for an Assistant Policy Planner (£30,296 to £33,024), someone with an enthusiasm and interest in local planning matters who would like to join our busy and expanding Policy Team. The successful candidate will assist the team in the preparation of the new South Warwickshire Local Plan, Neighbourhood Development Plans, Supplementary Planning Documents and respond to a variety of requests for advice and information on planning and plan-making matters. If you are interested in working with us to help meet the challenges that the diversity of the District brings then this could be the job for you. Providing technical support across the Policy Team will be a key element of the post, as will the ability to work in a team and also on your own initiative to meet agreed deadlines. The role will also involve undertaking monitoring and research for national, regional and local planning purposes including the production of the Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR). For more information regarding this role see our website: Job search (webitrent.com)

For an informal chat about either role please contact Jo Bozdoganli (Policy Manager) on 01789 260473 or email joanne.bozdoganli@stratford-dc.gov.uk.

Applications will close on Thursday, 14 March 2024 at midnight. Interviews will be held week commencing 1 April 2024.

To apply please visit our website: Job search (webitrent.com) or email hr@stratford-dc.gov.uk