Planning Officer Jobs

A Planning Officer is a core development management role within UK local authorities and public sector planning bodies. Planning Officers assess planning applications, provide professional advice, negotiate with applicants and developers, and help shape the built environment through policy compliance and decision-making. The role is central to delivering housing, regeneration, infrastructure and sustainable development across towns, cities and rural areas.

Planning Officers work across development management, planning policy, regeneration, conservation, urban design and strategic planning, depending on the authority’s structure and workload.

Main Responsibilities

• Assess and process planning applications
• Prepare reports and recommendations for committee
• Provide professional planning advice to applicants, residents and stakeholders
• Negotiate design, layout and planning obligations
• Ensure proposals comply with national, regional and local planning policy
• Support enforcement investigations where required

Typical Employers

• Local authorities
• GLA, OPDC, LLDC and combined authorities
• Public sector regeneration bodies
• Transport authorities and infrastructure organisations

Salary Range

Planning Officer salaries typically range from £28,000 to £42,000, depending on location, experience and authority type. London and major urban authorities often offer higher salary bands.

Related Job Titles

• Assistant Planner
• Senior Planner
• Principal Planner
• Development Management Manager
• Planning Enforcement Officer

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