Senior Planning Officer
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Posted: 22/06/2026
- Up to £40.59 per hour
- London
- Contract
Senior Planning Officer
Location: London
Rate: £40.59 Per hour
Contract: 3 - Months Ongoing
Spencer Clarke Group are recruiting for an experienced Senior Planning Officer to join a busy Development Management team within a local authority. This interim post will manage a varied caseload, including major applications, negotiation, and committee work.
You will take end-to-end responsibility for progressing planning applications and associated workstreams to agreed timescales, including site visits, consultation, negotiation and producing clear written reports with recommendations.
Responsibilities include:
- Assessing planning and associated applications, including major development proposals
- Site visits, consultation, negotiation, report writing and recommendations to timescales
- Handling planning appeals and representing the authority at hearings and public inquiries
- Planning enquiries from agents, applicants and the public
- Pre-application advice to prospective developers
- Negotiating Section 106 agreements where appropriate
- Responding to correspondence, including Member and MP enquiries where required
- Acting as Duty Planning Officer on a rota basis
About you:
- Strong local authority Development Management experience (senior level preferred)
- Confident writing delegated and committee reports
- Comfortable with appeals work and hearings/inquiries
- S106 negotiation exposure is highly desirable
- Able to work on-site and manage site visits independently
How to Apply: Send your CV or get in touch with Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200 or
Joe O’Halloran
Managing Consultant