Planning Officer

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To administer the Council’s statutory planning responsibilities

Requirements

You will manage a varied caseload of planning applications and enquiries from householder development to residential and commercial development.

The Council area and the individual

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and ambitious Chartered Planner to join our Development Management Team to deal with a wide range of planning case work.

The Falkirk Council area is located at the heart of the Central Belt of Scotland. Although a compact area, it has a diverse landscape character and contains a wide range of natural and cultural assets which the planning service is charged with protecting and enhancing. It has a growing population, living in a network of distinctive towns and villages.

Managing sustainable housing growth and delivering the requisite infrastructure is an exciting and ongoing challenge. The area retains a strong manufacturing base, with Grangemouth hosting the largest chemical and petrochemical complex in Scotland as well as the busiest container port. Grangemouth faces major challenges as it seeks to make a just transition to a net zero future and is the focus of the area’s Growth Deal, as well as being part of the Forth Green Freeport. Our town and village centres have continuing regeneration needs as they repurpose and adjust to social change.