Senior Planner or Principal Planner - Leeds

Leeds

£45k - £55k DOE

Full Time

Community Development, Housing, Planning

11 April 2026

View more categories
  • Job Details

Senior Town Planner / Principal Town Planner

📍 Leeds | 💼 Permanent | 💰 £45,000 – £55,000 DOE

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Town Planner or Principal Town Planner to join a well-established and growing company based out of their Leeds office.

This role offers the chance to work on a diverse portfolio of projects across the public and private sectors, with real scope for progression and influence within the team.

The Role

  • Managing and delivering a range of planning applications and projects

  • Providing clear planning advice to clients and stakeholders

  • Leading projects and supporting junior team members (Principal level)

  • Engaging with local authorities and key consultees

  • Contributing to business development and client relationships

About You

  • MRTPI qualified (or working towards, depending on level)

  • Proven experience in a consultancy or local authority planning role

  • Strong knowledge of the UK planning system

  • Confident communicator with good report-writing skills

  • Ambitious, proactive, and commercially aware

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary of £45,000 – £55,000, depending on experience

  • Leeds-based role with a supportive and collaborative team

  • Clear progression pathway to Principal/Associate level

  • Exposure to high-quality and varied planning work

  •  

📩 For more information or a confidential discussion, contact:


Sam Godsall
📧 [email protected]
🔗 LinkedIn (search Sam Godsall – Zodiac Recruitment)

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox

Similar jobs

Planner/Senior Planner

Greater Manchester, England

Planner - Birmingham

Birmingham, England, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, West Midlands, West Midlands Region, England, West Midlands, England


Apply for Senior Planner or Principal Planner - Leeds

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required

*

Please upload your CV in PDF or Word format (.doc or .docx)



Save my CV to the database and allow recruiters to view/download/contact me for future applications. (untick if you want to opt out)

Privacy Notice

Haymarket Media Group, publishers of Planning Jobs takes your privacy seriously. Learn more about how we use your information when job seeking. By applying for this job, you agree to our Website Terms and for this specific recruiter to be sent your details, including your CV, and to contact you about your job application.