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PLANNINGJOBS.COM is the UK’s specialist job board connecting planners, councils, consultancies and client‑side organisations, bringing together opportunities from early‑career roles to senior leadership positions across the planning profession.

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Company: Vivid Consulting
Salary: Competitive salary
Location: Norwich City Centre, East of England

We are seeking an experienced Town Planner / Planning Consultant to join our team in a senior role working closely with our two Directors. This is an excellent opportunity for a planning professional looking for greater responsibility, variety and progression within a vibrant, forward‑thinking business.

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Posted 1 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £35,412 to £44,075 (plus 10% market supplement)
Location: Hastings, South East

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified or experienced Senior Planning Officer to join our Development Management Team, dealing with planning applications, pre-applications and appeals.



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Company: LUC
Salary: £46,000 to £65,920 FTE
Location: Manchester, North West

We are seeking an experienced Development Planner to lead on projects across the UK from our Manchester office, with a focus on renewable energy and supporting infrastructure projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning team of 80 planners, spread across our offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow and Edinburgh and Cardiff.

Company: JWPC
Salary: Competitive
Location: White Cross, North West

JWPC is looking to appoint an ambitious Graduate Planner to join our team. The role is based at our office in Lancaster with the opportunity for some home working. We serve a diverse range of clients throughout England and Wales, offering varied and interesting opportunities to get involved in projects and planning applications. Our current clients include:

Salary: £67,493 - £70,954
Location: High Wycombe, South Central

If you're an experienced planning professional with a passion for leadership and delivering outstanding planning outcomes, join our established and ambitious Major Development Management team and help shape the future of Buckinghamshire.

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76 Planning jobs in your region
Posted 1 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £35,412 to £44,075 (plus 10% market supplement)
Location: Hastings, South East

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified or experienced Senior Planning Officer to join our Development Management Team, dealing with planning applications, pre-applications and appeals.

Company: Vivid Consulting
Salary: Competitive salary
Location: Norwich City Centre, East of England

We are seeking an experienced Town Planner / Planning Consultant to join our team in a senior role working closely with our two Directors. This is an excellent opportunity for a planning professional looking for greater responsibility, variety and progression within a vibrant, forward‑thinking business.

Salary: £52,194 - £57,402
Location: Woolwich, London

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is undergoing a period of substantial change and growth. With one of the highest housing targets in London and Opportunity Areas identified for transformational change in Woolwich and Charlton Riverside, together with a New Town at Thamesmead, this is an exceptional opportunity to influence change in a key part of London.

Salary: £51,224 - £54,605
Location: Northampton, Midlands

We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking Planning Policy Officer to join our dynamic Planning Policy Team. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering the team’s objectives and enhancing the quality of planning services across the district. 

Posted 7 days ago
Senior Planner (RTPI)
Company: Carter Jonas
Salary: Competitive + Extras
Location: Chapel Place, London

We are seeking an experienced RTPI or RICS (P&D) Senior Planner to join our growing London team. As a Senior Planner you will work closely with our Partners and will be responsible for managing a variety of planning matters, enhancing existing client relationships and progressing planning applications. 

Salary: £59,505 - £62,559
Location: High Wycombe, South Central

Our Major Development Management team is driving an exciting range of major development proposals, from the ambitious regeneration of our key towns, new settlements and strategic urban extensions to employment, data centre and energy schemes.

Salary: £67,493 - £70,954
Location: High Wycombe, South Central

If you're an experienced planning professional with a passion for leadership and delivering outstanding planning outcomes, join our established and ambitious Major Development Management team and help shape the future of Buckinghamshire.

Posted 9 days ago
Planning Enforcement Officer
Salary: £36,581 - £41,177
Location: Liverpool , North West

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place.

Salary: £48,226 to £51,356 + car extra
Location: Accrington, North West

Hyndburn Borough Council is a great place to work. Over recent years we’ve established an impressive reputation as a Council with a strong sense of direction and an enviable record for improving services and getting things done. We now have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team.

Posted 15 days ago
Associate Director
Company: Savills
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Location: Margaret Street, London

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced MRTPI-qualified Planner to join Savills' market-leading London Planning Team as an Associate Director. Working across a high-profile portfolio of commercial, infrastructure, industrial and logistics projects, you will play a key role in delivering planning strategies and securing outcomes for some of the UK's most recognised organisations.

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