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Posted Tue 14 April 2026, 3:44 PM

Ref: OR/083450

Job Title
Senior Planning Officer
Discipline
Town Planning / Regen / Surveying
Specialism
Development Management
Contract Type
Contract
Salary
£45/hr
Location
East of England

Full Description

Our client, a Local Authority based in the Essex requires a Senior Town Planner to work within their DM team for a contract role. You will be required to manage varied a caseload of planning applications and pre-applications, comprising of complex minors, small majors, householder and other minor planning applications, and determining within statutory timeframe and/or local time targets.

Our client needs a Planner with at least 3 years of recent experience of working in a similar planning role and who can show good knowledge of the UK planning system and current planning legislation. You will need a basic understanding of the context of planning policy on the planning decision process and you must be able to work well under pressure. Public sector Development Management experience preferred, however suitable private sector experience will be considered.

Our client is offering £45/hr for this role and it is inside IR35. This will initially be a 3 month contract but could potentially be extended beyond this and our client offers hybrid working arrangements.

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