Current vacancies

The Ribble Valley planning policy team is critical to delivering our vision to create a Borough with unrivalled quality of place, which respects the unique natural, social and built heritage of the area. Ribble Valley is an area with an exceptional environment and quality of life for all; sustained by our vital and vibrant market towns and villages acting as thriving service centres. It is an area where people want to live, work and visit.

As we develop our new Local Plan, we are looking for talented people to help us turn that vision into a reality. It's an exciting time to join our policy team as the new Local Plan takes shape and we progress towards submission in 2025. Whether you are interested in housing, infrastructure provision, the environment, economy, heritage or design, joining the new Policy Team will allow you to develop a wide range of skills and help to shape the future of the borough.

Reference: EDP96 Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

Salary: £56,080 to £59,525 per annum

Reference: EDP98 Principal Planning Officer (Policy)

Salary: £41,511 to £44,711 per annum

Reference: EDP99 Planning Policy Assistant

Salary: £25,584 to £25,992 per annum

Join us to receive a host of benefits such as flexible working hours (flexitime scheme in operation with no core hours), generous leave entitlement, occupational pension scheme and training/development opportunities.

Reasonable adjustments: For any part of the recruitment process, please email us or provide further information on your application form.

Right to close early: We reserve the right to close job vacancies before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.