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Salary: Competitive salary + Company car
Location: Bourne, North East

We are searching for an experienced Senior Planner or Planning Manager looking to build and expand their career at an award-winning developer of sustainable new communities and energy projects.

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Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £43,432 - £51,126
Location: Peterfield, South Central

East Hampshire is a beautiful district. From the stunning landscapes of the South Downs National Park together with our historic market towns, attractive villages and countryside, you will be helping balance growth with the protection of what makes this area unique.



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Salary: £51,356 - £52,413
Location: Workington, Cumbria, North West

Cumberland Council is looking for an experienced and motivated Development Management Team Leader to help deliver a high‑quality planning service that supports regeneration, housing growth, environmental quality, and economic prosperity.

 

Posted 87 days ago
Senior Planner
Company: Tarson Limited
Salary: Competitive £35K - £45K negotiable.
Location: Bedford, East Anglia

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants autonomy, direct client exposure, and a genuinely flexible working pattern — including the option to work predominantly from home.

Company: Lichfields
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Bonus
Location: Birmingham, Midlands

We have an exciting opportunity for a Planner or Senior Planner to join our Birmingham office, for candidates with at least two years’ post-graduate experience in consultancy or local government, and who are working towards or have achieved MRTPI. 

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Senior Town Planner
Company: WEA Planning
Salary: Competitive
Location: Archway, London

Are you looking to join a small, agile team instead of getting lost in the administrative loops of a massive corporate firm? WEA Planning is an independent, fast-growing consultancy based in Archway, North London, where we value an honest, hard-working, and friendly environment. 

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Graduate Town Planner
Company: WEA Planning
Salary: Competitive
Location: Archway, London

Are you looking to join a small, agile team instead of getting lost in the administrative loops of a massive corporate firm? WEA Planning is an independent, fast-growing consultancy based in Archway, North London, where we value an honest, hard-working, and friendly environment. 

Posted 0 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £43,432 - £51,126
Location: Peterfield, South Central

East Hampshire is a beautiful district. From the stunning landscapes of the South Downs National Park together with our historic market towns, attractive villages and countryside, you will be helping balance growth with the protection of what makes this area unique.

Salary: £57,703 - £64,918
Location: Peterfield, South Central

Are you a talented and experienced Town Planner ready for your next challenge of leading a team? Join East Hampshire District Council at an exciting time of change and opportunity where your work will genuinely shape the future of our communities. 

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Development Manager
Salary: £54,495- £61,121
Location: Horncastle, North East

The Development Management service at East Lindsey District Council has a positive attitude to growth and is actively helping deliver on place shaping agendas through delivery of much needed homes supported by business and leisure developments

Salary: £31,980 - £54,360
Location: London, London

Hammersmith & Fulham is a thriving West London borough at the forefront of regeneration and innovation. We work alongside world-class partners including Imperial College London, Westfield, the BBC, IKEA, Berkeley Group, HS2 and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). 

Salary: £64,938 - £70,860
Location: London, London

Hammersmith & Fulham is a thriving West London borough at the forefront of regeneration and innovation. We work alongside world-class partners including Imperial College London, Westfield, the BBC, IKEA, Berkeley Group, HS2 and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC).

Company: Welsh Government
Salary: £47,675 and £52,557
Location: Wales (remote / any location), Wales

Policy lead for planning casework procedure – Undertaking research and consultation as part of policy formulation in relation to planning application and infrastructure consent procedures; monitoring the performance of local planning authorities and statutory consultees.

Company: Welsh Government
Salary: £37,111 to £45,378
Location: Wales (remote / any location), Wales

Working with internal and external stakeholders, to shape policy on planning system procedures, particularly development management and other casework and also legislation preparation. 

Company: Welsh Government
Salary: £37,111 and £41,834
Location: Wales (remote / any location), Wales

The Plans and Policy job family requires applicants with relevant skills and experience to work across the functions of policy development and development plans work.

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