Senior Planning Technician

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planning Technician to join our well-established Development Management team at Cheshire East. You will supervise a team of planning technicians with the main objective of validating planning applications and providing support services across the planning department. You will play a key role in the planning service, including the administration and support work for planning appeals and committees. If you have an interest in the planning process, take pride in your work to deliver for customers, enjoy team working and problem solving then this could be the job for you!

We provide a flexible and supportive working environment with hybrid options to work from home and the office, and a range of employee benefits. 

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Planning Technician to join our well-established Development Management team at Cheshire East. You will supervise a team of planning technicians with the main objective of validating planning applications and providing support services across the planning department. You will play a key role in the planning service, including the administration and support work for planning appeals and committees. You will be joining at a time of growth in the department. The team is dealing with an interesting and varied caseload of development proposals, and the role is important to ensure that the planning applications that are submitted to the Council contain correct and accurate information and that key legislative processes are followed such as the correct consultation with local residents.

This is just a snapshot of some of the exciting things you’ll be doing in role, to find out more about the other key responsibilities of the role please view the attached job description.

About you

• You should have supervisory experience or experience leading teams and a knowledge of the planning system. Or you should have extensive experience of validating planning applications and planning administration work that would enable you to step up into a team leading role.
• You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with all stakeholders in the planning process.
• You must be organised with an eye for detail and possess excellent ICT skills.
• You should enjoy problem solving and working to deadlines.
• To be successful in this role you must be customer focused with the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave- Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme- Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension- Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme- Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership -Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
• Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
• Off-Peak Racket Sports
• Athletics Tracks
• Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Organisation

Cheshire East Council

Location

Crewe

Job Category

Place, Planning

Grade

CEC NJC - Grade 7

Salary Min

£31,537 per annum

Salary Max

£34,434 per annum

Hours per week

37

Weeks per year

52.143

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

17/07/2026

Ref No

E3648

Documents

• Senior Planning Technician Job Description and Specification.pdf
  (PDF, 1401.63kb)

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

To join our team, simply click ‘Apply for this job’at the bottom of the page. If you’d prefer an informal chat first or have any questions about the role, feel free to reach out to Robert Law at: Show email, they’ll be happy to hear from you!

Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.

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