Technical Support Officer

Wyre Forest District Council are looking to recruit a full time Technical Support Officer to join the Local Planning Authority team. You will help with day-to-day activity of supporting a busy planning team which involves registering planning and related applications, supporting applicants and consultees, and preforming wider administration functions for the Directorate of Housing and Planning. This is a great opportunity to join a professional, friendly, and proactive team that helps to deliver positive changes in the built and natural development of Wyre Forest. You’ll be the person that helps planning and related applications being processed within set timescales, and support Officers in their day-to-day tasks.

The Technical Support Officer duties would include:

• Manage information and data in support of the professional functions in Housing and Planning;
• Registration of planning and related applications;
• Administration of planning appeals;
• Respond to phone, email and written enquiries;
• GIS plotting of application sites;
• Maintenance of the web-site information for Planning;
• Monitor finances; and
• Provide office based support for the Planning team.

This job includes duties that may require an element of physical exertion and mobility on an occasional or frequent basis.

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The closing date for applications is 6 September 2026 but we reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

The interview date will be the 15 September 2026

Wyre Forest District Council is an equal opportunities employer