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Posted Wed 17 September 2025, 12:32 PM

Ref: OR/083218

Job Title
Principal Planner
Discipline
Town Planning / Regen / Surveying
Specialism
Development Management
Contract Type
Contract
Salary
£50/hr
Location
South East

Full Description

Osborne Richardson are working with a Local Authority in Sussex which requires an interim Principal Planner to join them for a contract role which will run for 6 - 12 months.

This role is within their Development Management teams and this post holder will be dealing with a range of planning applications including major and complex planning applications.

The main responsibilities of the post include processing complex and varied planning applications, including the preparation of case officer/committee reports, providing professional pre-application advice to the public, members and developers via their pre-application advice service and daily duty officer phone line and presenting applications at Planning Committee meetings.

In order to be considered for this role you will need to have a Degree or equivalent in Town and Planning or a related discipline, be a member of the RTPI and have extensive working knowledge and experience of development management processes, ideally within a Local Authority setting.

The rate offered will depend on your experience but is expected to be up to £50/hr Umbrella. This role is inside IR35.

Our client offers hybrid working with office attendance generally once a week. You will also need to attend committee meetings as and when required.

Please get in touch for further details.

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