Interim Local Plans Manager

Location: Hybrid (with approximately one day per month on site in the East Midlands)
Rate: £500–£650 per day (dependent on experience)
Contract: Initial 6-month contract with the potential to roll/extend

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Local Plans Manager to lead a planning policy team through the final stages of a Local Plan update.

This is a key leadership role requiring an individual with a strong track record of delivering Local Plans through examination and adoption. Working closely with senior officers and elected Members, you will provide strategic leadership while managing a small, high-performing planning policy team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the final stages of a Local Plan, including Main Modifications, consultation and responses to representations.
• Manage and support a small planning policy team.
• Provide strategic planning policy advice to senior leadership and Members.
• Oversee service delivery, budgets and programme management.
• Drive the Local Plan through to successful adoption.

About you

• Chartered Member of the RTPI.
• Extensive experience leading Local Plan preparation, examination and adoption.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience managing budgets and wider planning services.
• Able to work independently while engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Willing to attend the office approximately once per month, with the remainder of the role delivered remotely.

Contract details

• Start: Mid-September 2026
• Duration: 6-month rolling contract
• Rate: £500–£650 per day, dependent on experience
• Working pattern: Hybrid, with limited on-site attendance

If you have the experience to lead a Local Plan through its final stages and are available for your next interim assignment, we'd love to hear from you.

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0161 470 5506