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Posted 3 days ago
Planning Service Manager (DM)
Salary: £51,356 to £54,495
Location: Chesterfield, North East

Are you a leader with a passion for inspiring planning officers to deliver sustainable development as part of a high performing team? We are seeking a Service Manager - Development Management to join our team at North East Derbyshire District Council.

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Posted 3 days ago
Planning Service Manager (DM)
Salary: £51,356 to £54,495
Location: Chesterfield, North East

Are you a leader with a passion for inspiring planning officers to deliver sustainable development as part of a high performing team? We are seeking a Service Manager - Development Management to join our team at North East Derbyshire District Council.



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Salary: £51,356 - £55,620
Location: Peterborough, East Anglia

The role involves dealing with a varied and interesting caseload of major/strategic projects such as city centre regeneration sites and sustainable urban extensions to the city. It also involves line management of a small team of planners, leading major project teams, presenting to Committee, representing the Council at appeals and participating in the Council's Design Review Panel.  

Posted 3 days ago
Planning Service Manager (DM)
Salary: £51,356 to £54,495
Location: Chesterfield, North East

Are you a leader with a passion for inspiring planning officers to deliver sustainable development as part of a high performing team? We are seeking a Service Manager - Development Management to join our team at North East Derbyshire District Council.

Salary: £39,391 - £47,999
Location: Maidstone, South East

Due to internal promotion, we have an opportunity for two full time Senior Planning Officers to join our Development Management team on a permanent contract. One post within the householders/others team and the other within the Large Majors team.

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Posted 3 days ago
Planning Service Manager (DM)
Salary: £51,356 to £54,495
Location: Chesterfield, North East

Are you a leader with a passion for inspiring planning officers to deliver sustainable development as part of a high performing team? We are seeking a Service Manager - Development Management to join our team at North East Derbyshire District Council.

Posted 3 days ago
Planning Enforcement Officer
Salary: £41,954 to £49,177
Location: Epsom, London

The Council is looking for an experienced and dedicated Planning Enforcement Officer, to be based within the Development Management Team, reporting to the Head of Development Management and Planning Enforcement. You will act as the Council’s principal advisor on enforcement matters and will be expected to enforce the Council’s decisions on planning matters and undertake investigations with regard to contraventions of planning regulations.

Posted 6 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: 33,143 - £44,075
Location: Narborough, 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 determine a wide range of planning applications, playing a significant part in the development of the area.

Salary: £42,839 - £51,356
Location: Peterborough, East Anglia

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Development Management Officer within the Council's Planning Service.  Whether you are already an experienced Senior Planner, or looking to advance to the next step in your career - this could be the job for you.

Salary: £51,356 - £55,620
Location: Peterborough, East Anglia

The role involves dealing with a varied and interesting caseload of major/strategic projects such as city centre regeneration sites and sustainable urban extensions to the city. It also involves line management of a small team of planners, leading major project teams, presenting to Committee, representing the Council at appeals and participating in the Council's Design Review Panel.  

Salary: £51,356 up to £55,539
Location: Selby, Yorkshire & Humberside

North Yorkshire Council, the third-largest unitary authority in England, is committed to enhancing the region’s natural capital, supporting resilient communities, and improving the delivery of local services. 

Company: Heal Planning
Salary: Competitive Package
Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, North West

We are a well-established and growing planning consultancy based in Shrewsbury, working across Shropshire, the West Midlands and beyond. We provide professional planning advice to developers, landowners, housing associations, and private clients, delivering high-quality residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes.

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits
Location: Knutsford, North West

We’re looking for a Senior/Principal Planner who wants to work on a varied mix of countryside planning projects and take responsibility for their work from end to end.

Posted 37 days ago
Planner
Salary: £36,775
Location: St Aldates, South Central

Oxford City Council is looking for an enthusiastic, flexible individual and a team player to play a key role as a Planner in the Development Management Service – is this you?

Posted 48 days ago
Planner / Senior Planner
Company: Nexus Planning
Salary: Competitive + Package
Location: Bristol, South West

We are looking for planners / senior planners with experience in the promotion of strategic land. You will share our commitment to excellence, evidenced by a track record in delivering complex client projects to agreed deadlines, and the ability to produce clear and articulate reports.

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