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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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Salary: £42,839 - £46,142
Location: Dudley, Midlands

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual who has excellent negotiation and communication skills, as well as a flair for problem solving.  You should be a RTPI accredited professional or have sufficient post qualification experience to be eligible for chartered membership of the RTPI, as well as having experience working within a planning policy environment.   You should also have a full UK driving licence, please state this in your application.



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Salary: £42,839 - £46,142
Location: Dudley, Midlands

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual who has excellent negotiation and communication skills, as well as a flair for problem solving.  You should be a RTPI accredited professional or have sufficient post qualification experience to be eligible for chartered membership of the RTPI, as well as having experience working within a planning policy environment.   You should also have a full UK driving licence, please state this in your application.

Posted 23 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 78 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: £42,839 - £46,142
Location: Dudley, Midlands

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual who has excellent negotiation and communication skills, as well as a flair for problem solving.  You should be a RTPI accredited professional or have sufficient post qualification experience to be eligible for chartered membership of the RTPI, as well as having experience working within a planning policy environment.   You should also have a full UK driving licence, please state this in your application.

Salary: £34,000–£50,000 plus benefits
Location: Cheltenham, South West

Lepus Consulting is a specialist environmental planning consultancy helping public sector organisations plan for growth, nature recovery, and environmental stewardship throughout the UK. We deliver statutory assessments including Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA), green infrastructure planning, and biodiversity advice to support the preparation of local plans and planning policy.

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.

Posted 2 days ago
Planning Officer
Salary: £36,547 - £40,197
Location: Watford, London

As Planning Officer within our successful Development Management Team you will be responsible for leading on a varied caseload of planning applications focussed on smaller application types, with opportunities to stretch yourself on larger applications as your skills and experience develop.

Posted 3 days ago
Planners (Various)
Salary: Various (depending on level)
Location: East Tyndall St., Wales

Our continually growing practice means that we have new opportunities for a Planner / Senior Planner to join our dynamic team. We are looking for additional bright, enthusiastic, and ambitious people to contribute to our team and resource our wide, varied, and interesting workload.  

Posted 3 days ago
Planning Officer
Salary: £33,672 - £36,580
Location: Helmsley, North East

The North York Moors National Park Authority looks after and promotes one of the most beautiful parts of the British Isles. Filled with breath-taking scenery, magnificent wildlife, picture book villages and a dramatic coastline, the North York Moors boasts some of the most diverse landscapes in the UK.

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 10 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 15 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.

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