Principal Planning Officer

July 23, 2026

Job Category: Town Planning
Job Location: South East England
Job Type: Contract

Principal Planning Officer

A Local Authority in East Anglia is looking for an experienced Principal Planning Officer to join on an interim basis. This will be for an initial 6-month contract.

About The Role

You will join the council’s planning team, working with friendly and supportive colleagues and will be involved in a wide variety of planning work relating to the future growth of our borough with a particular emphasis on dealing with major and strategic planning applications.

About The Candidate

  • Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute
  • Knowledge and understanding of planning legislation and regulations
  • Previous experience of managing major planning applications
  • Previous experience leading on appeals
  • Strong organisation and communication skills

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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