Our planning team
Welcome and thank you for showing interest in working for the Strategic Planning and Development Management team. There are exciting times ahead and we would love new dynamic members to join us on the journey going forwards.
About our planning team
We are a newly formed, dynamic team that brings together both Development Management and Strategic Planning. Our team works on a wide variety of exciting and diverse projects that shape the future of the district.
Over the past year, we’ve played a key role in Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP), including the Sunnica Project, as well as contributing to the development of small, medium, and large-scale housing projects. Our work also spans other developments typical of a rural district, with a mix of small towns and one city, offering us a unique and varied set of challenges and opportunities.
Your role and impact
Your work will directly influence the shape of the district's future growth, making sure that it is in line with national and regional policy, while meeting the needs of our residents and businesses. You, with respect to all of these roles, will also have the opportunity to take on different responsibilities that will help shape the district and ensure that it is a thriving place for our residents to live in.
Recent successes have been a redeveloped working environment for our planning team, creating collaborative working spaces, an uncluttered environment with officers retaining their own desks.
The team is performing at a high level with our performance in the upper quartile in respect to the government targets, with caseloads remaining at sensible levels. These roles are to complement the existing team and to assist on our journey to deliver excellence.
Current and upcoming projects
We are delivering on large scale developments with the recent committee resolutions to grant permission at Soham for the Eastern Gateway development, and the ongoing North Ely and Littleport urban expansions where the next phases are currently in the pipeline and a number of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects which affect our area. This coupled with exciting projects such as Bens Yard rural shopping village, Wicken Fen, The Yard in Ely shows the wide range of work you could potentially be involved in.
Our planning service
Vacancies
We have a number of vacancies due to the recently created team, these are at a variety of levels. We are committed to developing our own staff and operate a career grade with a training and development programme to ensure that staff are able to grow, progress and develop according to their own needs and strengths.
Officers are encouraged to grow and take on responsibilities to widen their experience and knowledge in a supporting environment.
| Vacancy | Closing date | Salary |
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To provide a support service for Planning Officers, Senior Planning Officers, Planning Team Leaders, the Planning Enforcement Team and the Planning Manager in all aspects of planning and related planning functions. |
31 March 2026 | £31,022 to £34,434 |
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To provide a Planning service supporting the Planning Team Leaders, Senior Planning Officers and the Planning Manager in all aspects of planning and related planning functions. |
31 March 2026 | £33,699 to £42,869 |
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To provide a planning service supporting the Team Leader Planning and the Strategic Planning and Development Control Manager in all aspects of development control and related planning functions. |
31 March 2026 | £41,771 to £47,181 |
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To lead and direct a team of Planning Officers within Planning (Development Management) and oversee the delivery of high-quality development and the timely throughput of the caseload of those Officers. |
31 March 2026 | £52,413 to £59,688 |
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Major Projects Planning Officer To lead on the processing and determination of strategic planning applications and to work with the Planning Team Leader to mentor Planning Officers in respect to dealing with strategic and other planning applications, and to matrix manage Planning Officers to support the delivery of major projects. |
31 March 2026 | £52,413 to £59,688 |
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Senior Strategic Planning Officer To be a senior officer managing and delivering the strategic planning service, covering matters such as development plans (Local Plan), neighbourhood plans, regional planning, supplementary planning, monitoring, and research. |
31 March 2026 | £41,771 to £47,181 |
''There are a wide range of opportunities available and I would encourage anyone who is interested to discuss these with myself and I truly look forwards to hopefully working with you in the near future.''
David Morren, Strategic Planning and Development Management Manager
Contact
Contact: David Morren, Strategic Planning and Development Management Manager
Email: david.morren@eastcambs.gov.uk
Telephone: 01353 665555