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Deputy Director Place – Planning
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Location: Greater Manchester, North West
Greater Manchester is a city‑region with a strong track record of devolution, partnership and delivery. Working together across our ten local authorities and with public, private and voluntary sector partners, we are focused on building a thriving, inclusive and sustainable city‑region where everyone can live a good life. We are seeking a Deputy Director Place – Planning to provide senior leadership at the heart of Greater Manchester’s place agenda. This is a pivotal role within the Place Directorate, shaping how planning policy translates into real‑world delivery across the city‑region.
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Deputy Director Place – Planning
Salary: £84,182 - £93,127
Location: Greater Manchester, North West
Greater Manchester is a city‑region with a strong track record of devolution, partnership and delivery. Working together across our ten local authorities and with public, private and voluntary sector partners, we are focused on building a thriving, inclusive and sustainable city‑region where everyone can live a good life. We are seeking a Deputy Director Place – Planning to provide senior leadership at the heart of Greater Manchester’s place agenda. This is a pivotal role within the Place Directorate, shaping how planning policy translates into real‑world delivery across the city‑region.
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Trainee/Planning Officer
|This is an exciting opportunity to advance your planning career in a career graded post in an award- winning planning team. Crawley Borough Council’s planning teams won Local Planning Authority of the Year for the South East region in 2025, reflecting the commitment and positive achievements of the planning staff.
Senior and Associate
Planning Adviser
Our client is recruiting an Adviser (Planning) to lead national planning policy work supporting rural and agricultural businesses across England and Wales. Based at Stoneleigh with agile working, you’ll influence government, guide stakeholders and shape improvements to the planning system. Salary c.£43,000, fixed term to December 2026.
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Deputy Director Place – Planning
Salary: £84,182 - £93,127
Location: Greater Manchester, North West
Greater Manchester is a city‑region with a strong track record of devolution, partnership and delivery. Working together across our ten local authorities and with public, private and voluntary sector partners, we are focused on building a thriving, inclusive and sustainable city‑region where everyone can live a good life. We are seeking a Deputy Director Place – Planning to provide senior leadership at the heart of Greater Manchester’s place agenda. This is a pivotal role within the Place Directorate, shaping how planning policy translates into real‑world delivery across the city‑region.
Planner
As Principal Planning Officer, you will play a central role in delivering the council’s strategic objectives by leading the management and monitoring of S106 agreements, influencing nationally significant infrastructure projects, and ensuring developments contribute positively to Thurrock’s long-term growth and community wellbeing.
Career Grade Planner
Company: West Oxfordshire District Council
Salary: £27,634 - £32,952
Location: Witney, South Central
We are looking for a motivated and customer-focused individual to join our team as a Career Grade Planner. We are looking to appoint within Level 1 of the attached matrix and continue to support through your development to reach level 2.
Senior Planner (Development Management)
You will work within one of our Development Management teams covering the east of the borough, including Battersea, Tooting and Balham. The role offers exposure to a diverse and challenging caseload, including major and complex applications, pre‑application advice, planning appeals and committee work, often involving high‑profile and sensitive proposals.
Principal Planning Officer
Wandsworth’s planning service is busy, forward‑looking and committed to delivering high‑quality design, sustainable growth and positive outcomes for local communities and historic built environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated Principal planner looking to further develop their career within a high‑performing inner London authority.
Planning Adviser
Our client is recruiting an Adviser (Planning) to lead national planning policy work supporting rural and agricultural businesses across England and Wales. Based at Stoneleigh with agile working, you’ll influence government, guide stakeholders and shape improvements to the planning system. Salary c.£43,000, fixed term to December 2026.
Planning/Senior Planning Officer
This is an exciting opportunity to advance your planning career in a career graded post in an award- winning planning team - Crawley Borough Council’s planning teams won Local Planning Authority of the Year for the South East region in 2025, reflecting the commitment and positive achievements of the planning staff.
Trainee/Planning Officer
|This is an exciting opportunity to advance your planning career in a career graded post in an award- winning planning team. Crawley Borough Council’s planning teams won Local Planning Authority of the Year for the South East region in 2025, reflecting the commitment and positive achievements of the planning staff.
Development Management Team Leader
Are you an experienced planning professional ready to take the next step into a leadership role? We are seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable Development Management Team Leader to play a key role in delivering an efficient, high-quality planning service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, influence, and shape development management.
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