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DM Principal Planner
- Posted 19 February 2026
- Salary £53 per hour
- LocationBuckinghamshire
- Job type Contract - Full Time
- Job duration4 Months
- Discipline Town Planning
- ReferenceJO0000064625
Job description
Principal Planning Officer (Major Developments)
Buckinghamshire
£50-53 per hour - Dependent on Experience
Initial 4 Month Contract
Job Ref - 57322
My Local Authority Client in Buckinghamshire is looking to source an experienced Urban Designer to join their Planning Department.
The Principal Planner's role is to expert technical / professional / consultancy planning to contribute to meeting the service objectives, ensuing the provision of an effective, consistent and high quality planning development management service that is responsive to customer demands. You will be responsible for processing and determining a complex planning applications within statutory timeframes and leading on providing advice through all stages of the planning process through PPAs and planning appeals and the provision of professional planning advice as required.
You will be required to work both individually and as part of a team to continue the high level of service that the local authority operates to currently.
Please call Ben Hitchman on 02393 876027 for a confidential discussion on this role, or email me or our planning team if you are short of time to chat:
ben.hitchman@carringtonwest.com
planning@carringtonwest.com
Carrington West's dedicated Town Planning Recruitment Team supply clients UK wide on both a permanent and contract basis and all levels of seniority. If this role is too senior, too junior or in a location that is unsuitable, but you are keen on options, please still feel free to apply and we can discuss other, often unadvertised roles with you.
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