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Posted 3 days ago
Senior Planner
Company: LUC
Salary: £32,500 – £39,500 FTE
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow, Scotland

LUC is seeking an enthusiastic and versatile Senior Planner to support strategic and development planning projects across Scotland and the UK, based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow office as part of our friendly, award-winning planning team. LUC prides itself on being able to make an impact across a range of project scales.

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Salary: £46,142 - £49,282
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East

Planning Policy is key to delivering growth and the priorities for our residents and communities. We have fully functioning and well-resourced services that balance protecting the interests of the area, while creating the homes, infrastructure and the environment we need.



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Posted 42 days ago
Senior Conservation Officer
Salary: £44,265 to £49,269
Location: Ashford, South East

Are you motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the protection and enhancement of the historic environment? This role offers the chance to work across a wide-ranging portfolio of projects involving historic buildings, conservation areas, and heritage assets.

Posted 18 days ago
Senior Planning Policy Officer
Salary: £38,220 to £39,862
Location: Accrington, North West

Hyndburn 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 to join our Planning Policy team.

Posted 71 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.

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Salary: £46,142 - £49,282
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East

Planning Policy is key to delivering growth and the priorities for our residents and communities. We have fully functioning and well-resourced services that balance protecting the interests of the area, while creating the homes, infrastructure and the environment we need.

Company: LUC
Salary: £39,000 - £59,000
Location: Bristol, London, Manchester or Sheffield, South West

Our team has never been busier as we support numerous local authorities around the country to prepare sound and sustainable plans and infrastructure strategies that respond to the current climate and ecological crises, housing shortages and health and social inequalities.

Posted 3 days ago
Senior Planner
Company: LUC
Salary: £32,500 – £39,500 FTE
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow, Scotland

LUC is seeking an enthusiastic and versatile Senior Planner to support strategic and development planning projects across Scotland and the UK, based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow office as part of our friendly, award-winning planning team. LUC prides itself on being able to make an impact across a range of project scales.

Posted 8 days ago
Development Planning Advisor
Salary: £37,594 - £41,428
Location: Cardiff, Wales

Do you have a background in an environmental science, sustainability or planning and want the opportunity to help shape the future of Wales? We are looking for passionate people to join our Development Planning Advice Service. The Service is responsible for influencing both strategic land use plans and projects seeking planning consent. The work is varied, rewarding, and provides the real opportunity to influence sustainable development in Wales.

Posted 8 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £36,363 to £39,152
Location: Chesterfield, North East

Are you an experienced planner looking to take the next step in your career? North East Derbyshire District Council are seeking a motivated and skilled Senior Planning Officer to join our Development Management team and help shape the future of our district.

Posted 8 days ago
Principal Planning Officer
Salary: £52,425 - £52,709
Location: Cirencester, South West

Are you an ambitious and experienced planner looking to work on some of the country’s most complex and rewarding planning projects in one of the UK’s most distinctive landscapes? We are seeking a Principal Planning Officer to join our ambitious and forward-thinking Planning Service in the heart of the beautiful Cotswolds, helping to deliver sustainable growth across an area renowned for its natural beauty, historic towns, and ambitious regeneration and commercial development opportunities.

Posted 15 days ago
Development Services Manager
Salary: £54,495 - £58,970
Location: Usk, Wales

Monmouthshire County Council is looking for an ambitious and motivated planning professional to lead our Development Management Service. This is a key strategic role within the Planning Service, overseeing a broad portfolio including Applications, Heritage, Enforcement and Business Support.

Posted 16 days ago
Planning Adviser
Company: Tarson Limited
Salary: 35000 - 50000 (doe)
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, Midlands

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.

Posted 17 days ago
Planning Officer
Company: Merton Council
Salary: £32,535 - £52,194
Location: Morden, London

The London Borough of Merton is seeking a Planning Officer within the Development Management section of the Planning Service.  We are looking for an enthusiastic person with strong technical skills to manage a caseload of planning applications and other various types of planning related applications within the Development Management function of the Council.

Salary: £71,202 - £77,495
Location: Matlock, Midlands

Derbyshire County Council is driving forward an ambitious economic growth programme supported by first class statutory services. Creating a stronger, more sustainable economy with vibrant communities and places where people and businesses can prosper is a key priority in our Council Plan.

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