Planning Officer

London Borough of Camden; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Camden is seeking a proactive Development Management Planner to process planning applications, provide pre-application advice, and lead enforcement duties. You will contribute to planning performance agreements and evidence for appeals, while supporting Camden's digital strategy and climate initiatives.

Candidates should have a degree in Town Planning (RTPI eligibility preferred) or relevant experience, with strong communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a degree level qualification in Town Planning or be working towards RTPI eligibility.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential.
• Able to manage a high caseload and work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Process planning applications, provide pre-application advice, and carry out enforcement investigations.
• Negotiate planning obligations, S106/CIL contributions and performance agreements.
• Prepare evidence for appeals and contribute to the borough's digital strategy.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Organisational

Teamwork

Education

Town Planning degree / RTPI eligible

Job description

Starting salary:£43,615

Job Level:Level 3, Zone 2

Work Location:Hybrid - 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG and Home Working

Hours per week:36,Full time

Contract type: 1 x Permanent, 1 x FTC (1 year)

Closing date: Wednesday 7^th October 2026 at 23:55

Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

About us

In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study, and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind.Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.

The role

This role contributes to the provision of a responsive, high performing and high-quality Development Management Service with responsibility for development management work including application processing; pre-application advice; and enforcement investigations, proceedings and projects. You will also be involved in negotiating planning performance agreements, planning obligations and/or contributions through CIL/S106, to be invested in the borough’s-built environment and infrastructure. Preparation of evidence for appeals including presenting at hearings, correspondence and other duties as may be required and you would work on specific projects to support our digital strategy to tackle the climate crisis.

The ideal post holder will carry out work that directly that maintains and improves the quality of the physical environment of the borough and the lives of its residents.

We are looking for someone that can ensure all Development Management decisions and enforcement actions comply with relevant legislation, statutory and other Council plans, policies and guidelines and that these decisions can be effectively defended in planning appeals as necessary.

About you

The ideal post holder will need to have completed or be working towards a degree level qualification or equivalent apprenticeship in Town Planning with eligibility for Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute or have sufficient work experience to meet eligibility for RTPI and have experience of working within Development Management in a local authority environment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and personable planner with strong communication and negotiation skills who is motivated to deliver for the people of Camden.

The successful candidate will be working with a high caseload and multiple demands on their time and so will need to be organized and efficient. Dedicated to achieving the highest quality outcomes working independently and as part of a team

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting our communities, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit ourrecruitment website

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [e-mail] or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.