https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-planning-officer-carrington-west--349981e2-c9dd-450e-ab4a-16badc472e97 RSS feed for Principal Planning Officer at Carrington West. en-gb Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:52:14 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-planning-officer-carrington-west--349981e2-c9dd-450e-ab4a-16badc472e97 https://jobs.co.uk/job/principal-planning-officer-carrington-west--349981e2-c9dd-450e-ab4a-16badc472e97 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Essex | Salary: £60.00/hour | Type: Contract | Carrington West are assisting their local authority client based in Essex in the search for a Principal Planning Officer to join their Development Management team in the Town Planning department on an initial 3 month contract.   This role requires a planning professional who has previous experience of working on major planning applications and who can manage a varied workload.   Key Accountabilities: ·Manage a broad range of more complex cases and pre-applications with particular emphasis on larger developments including negotiating S106 agreements, Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs) and providing resilience and flexibility within the service. ·Manage complex and/or contentious planning applications, processes and compliance, regulations and legislation, acting as the single point of contact for customers on those cases and attending appeals hearings and public inquiries as appropriate.   The successful candidate should be experienced in complex casework and able to give advice and guidance on a broad range of cases and topics. It would be beneficial to hold a Post-graduate degree in planning, regeneration or a related discipline, and have the eligibilit... Contract