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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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Posted 9 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £43,432 - £51,126
Location: Peterfield, South Central

East Hampshire is a beautiful district. From the stunning landscapes of the South Downs National Park together with our historic market towns, attractive villages and countryside, you will be helping balance growth with the protection of what makes this area unique.



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Salary: £57,703 - £64,918
Location: Peterfield, South Central

Are you a talented and experienced Town Planner ready for your next challenge of leading a team? Join East Hampshire District Council at an exciting time of change and opportunity where your work will genuinely shape the future of our communities. 

Posted 43 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.

Company: Welsh Government
Salary: £37,111 and £41,834
Location: Wales (remote / any location), Wales

The Plans and Policy job family requires applicants with relevant skills and experience to work across the functions of policy development and development plans work.

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Salary: £34,434 - £46,142
Location: Leamington Spa, Midlands

Here at Warwick District Council, we pride ourselves on the fact that we offer you a great place to work.
We achieve our goals by recruiting and retaining motivated, empowered and flexible staff. We are committed to training and development, and we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

Posted 0 days ago
Lead Town Planner
Company: National Gas
Salary: £56,897 to £69,000
Location: Warwick, Bristol, Peterborough, Warrington, Sherwood Park, Across The UK

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need.

Posted 0 days ago
Senior Planner
Company: Bruton Knowles
Salary: Competitive
Location: Wimborne, South West

We’re looking for an MRTPI qualified Planner/Senior Planner who has 1-4 years’ post-qualification experience and is at a stage in their career where they are looking to progress in a role delivering quality planning advice on a diverse range of projects. 

Posted 0 days ago
Assistant Town Planner
Company: Sage Homes
Salary: Competitive
Location: Assistant Town Planner, London

Set up in 2017 and funded by Blackstone and Regis to help address the housing crisis in the UK, Sage Homes has now delivered more than 21,000 homes all of which are affordable. A further 2,500 new homes are in our construction pipeline.

Posted 0 days ago
Senior Planning Officer
Salary: £36,363 - £40,777
Location: Hereford, South West

Herefordshire Council are seeking to recruit to two Senior Planning Officer posts – one full time 37 hours per week and one six month part-time maternity cover for 22.2 hours per week. 

Posted 0 days ago
Principal Planning Officer
Salary: £47,181- 48,226
Location: Kendal, North West

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking to recruit a Principal Planning Officer (Development Management). You will be responsible for signing off delegated reports, attending and supporting planning committees as well as managing a case load of more complex planning applications. 

Company: Welsh Government
Salary: £37,111 and £41,834
Location: Anywhere in Wales, Wales

The Plans and Policy job family requires applicants with relevant skills and experience to work across the functions of policy development and development plans work.

Posted 6 days ago
Planner / Senior Planner
Company: NTA Planning
Salary: £30,000 - £45,000
Location: London, London

NTA Planning LLP is an independent and highly regarded planning consultancy based in Central London and Harrogate, providing commercially focused planning advice across London and the UK. 

Posted 8 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 9 days ago
Senior Town Planner
Company: WEA Planning
Salary: Competitive
Location: Archway, London

Are you looking to join a small, agile team instead of getting lost in the administrative loops of a massive corporate firm? WEA Planning is an independent, fast-growing consultancy based in Archway, North London, where we value an honest, hard-working, and friendly environment. 

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