Senior Planning Policy Officer

June 8, 2026

Job Category: Town Planning
Job Location: Central England
Job Type: Contract

Senior Planning Policy Officer

A Local Authority in Central England is looking for an experienced Senior Planning Officer to join on an interim basis. This will be for a 3-month rolling contract.

About The Role

This role focuses on the delivery of the Local Plan and evidence base, including Strategic Land Availability Assessment, Site Selection, and Infrastructure Delivery Plan.
• Site Selection — reviewing SLAA/SLAAR submissions, completing site selection proformas, and assessing suitability.
• Infrastructure Delivery Planning — analysing responses from infrastructure providers and building the infrastructure delivery plan.
• Neighbourhood & Local Centres — policy work around local shopping centres and community hubs.
• Evidence Base Management — ensuring all evidence aligns under the Local Plan “umbrella”.

This role will require an office presence of once every 2 weeks.

About The Candidate

The right candidate will be highly experienced with working on Local Plans.

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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