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Salary: £43,017 - £50,007
Location: Crawley, South East

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.

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Salary: £43,017 - £50,007
Location: Crawley, South East

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.



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Posted 163 days ago
Associate Director of Planning
Company: Salmon Planning
Salary: Competitive
Location: Wells, South West

Salmon Planning + Architecture is a Chartered Planning and Architectural Practice, established in 1998.  We are a growing business, with a strong reputation operating in the South-West. Our main office is in Wells, with a secondary office in Exeter.  

Posted 8 days ago
Junior Town Planner
Company: Tarson Limited
Salary: Competitive
Location: Solihull, Midlands

We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Junior Town Planner to join a well established planning and design consultancy in the West Midlands. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the early stages of their planning career to gain exposure to a wide range of development projects and work closely with experienced planners, architects and masterplanners.

Company: Tarson Limited
Salary: Competitive salary and benefits package
Location: London, London

We are seeking a Business Development Director to join a highly reputable firm. The successful candidate will play a critical role in expanding the firm's portfolio by bringing in substantial new business opportunities.

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Salary: £43,017 - £50,007
Location: Crawley, South East

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.

Posted 2 days ago
Trainee/Planning Officer
Salary: £32,463 - £42,085
Location: Crawley, South East

|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. 

Salary: £47,181 - £51,356
Location: Worksop , North East

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.

 

Salary: £39,152 - £42,839
Location: Worksop , North East

Are you an experienced planning professional looking to work on high-profile, complex developments that shape the future of our district? We are seeking a motivated and commercially aware Senior Planning Officer to play a key role in delivering major development schemes, negotiating significant planning obligations, and supporting the Council’s strategic growth ambitions.

Posted 7 days ago
Area Team Manager
Salary: £53,460 – £56,533 subject to 26/27 Pay Review
Location: Newton Abbott, South West

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Area Team Manager to lead teams within our Development Management service. You will manage a team of Planners and specialists, focusing on performance, leadership, and service improvement rather than carrying your own caseload.

Posted 8 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.

Posted 8 days ago
Junior Town Planner
Company: Tarson Limited
Salary: Competitive
Location: Solihull, Midlands

We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Junior Town Planner to join a well established planning and design consultancy in the West Midlands. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the early stages of their planning career to gain exposure to a wide range of development projects and work closely with experienced planners, architects and masterplanners.

Posted 11 days ago
Principal Planning Officer
Salary: £48,226 - £52,413
Location: Benfleet, Essex, East Anglia

Castle Point Borough Council is seeking a Principal Planner to join our proactive and forward-thinking Planning Team. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact on the borough’s landscape, guiding high-quality and sustainable developments.

Salary: £39,862 - £44,075
Location: Leicester, Midlands

Effective enforcement is important to maintain public confidence in the planning system and act against harmful development. We want to find someone to support our existing officers to do just that. With the growth we are experiencing and expected to further receive with our new local plan, we are looking to appoint a Planning Enforcement Team Leader.

Salary: £45,091 - £48,226
Location: Leicester, Midlands

We are looking for a professional with an excellent knowledge of planning to work in our forward-thinking, innovative and friendly team. You will be given the chance to work on a wide range of projects and opportunities to develop your career in a great environment.

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