Senior Planning Officer

April 20, 2026

Job Category: Town Planning
Job Location: London
Job Type: Contract

Senior Planner

A Local Authority in London is looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join on an interim basis. This will be for a 3-month period with a view to extend.

About The Role

To assess all types of planning and associated applications including site visit (generally unaccompanied), consultation, negotiation written report and recommendation to agreed timescales, including responsibility for major development proposals. Deal with planning appeals and represent the Council at Informal Hearings and Public Inquiries. Deal with planning enquiries from agents, applicants and the public. Give pre-application planning advice to prospective developers. Advise local Societies, Associations and Groups on planning issues, including attendance at meetings as required. Deal with correspondence arising from development management work. Negotiate agreements under S.106 of the Town and Country Planning Act where appropriate to secure wider benefit from development proposals. Deal with correspondence on planning issues from MP’s and Councillors. Act as Duty Planning officer on a rota basis.

This role will require an office presence of once a week.

About The Candidate

The right candidate will be a qualified planner and have experience working within a Development Management team.

When

The client is looking to interview and proceed with the right candidate as soon as possible.

Interested?

If this role is of interest to you, please contact Lily on 0208 524 5226 or alternatively, send me an email of your up to date CV on lily.r@stonehouserg.com

If you are interested in Town Planning positions at other levels of seniority or you do not feel this role is for you but still would like to speak about other roles, please do make contact.

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