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Team Leader Local Plans

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Duration: 12 weeks with a possible extension.

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Team Leader Local Plans – Charnwood Borough Council

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Contract: 12-week temporary contract from 9 November 2026 to 31 January 2027

Lead the Delivery of Local Planning Policy and Strategic Development

We're recruiting an experienced Team Leader Local Plans to join Charnwood Borough Council, based at Southfield Road, Loughborough.

This is a senior planning role responsible for leading and coordinating the Council's Local Plans function, supporting the development and implementation of strategic planning policy and ensuring high-quality planning outcomes for the borough.

You'll provide professional leadership to the team, oversee key areas of planning policy work, manage competing priorities, and work closely with internal departments, elected members, external partners, developers, consultants and other stakeholders.

About the Role

As Team Leader Local Plans, you'll play a key role in managing and delivering the Council's strategic planning policy programme.

You'll provide technical expertise, leadership and direction to officers working on Local Plan preparation, evidence gathering, policy development, consultation and related strategic planning matters.

What you'll be doing:

  • Leading and managing the Local Plans team, providing professional supervision, guidance and support
  • Overseeing the preparation, review and implementation of the Local Plan
  • Managing strategic planning policy projects and ensuring key milestones are delivered on time
  • Providing expert planning policy advice to senior officers, elected members and other stakeholders
  • Coordinating evidence-base work required to support Local Plan development and examination
  • Managing public consultation and stakeholder engagement relating to planning policy matters
  • Preparing and reviewing planning policy reports, briefings and technical documents
  • Supporting the Council through Local Plan examination processes
  • Working closely with neighbouring authorities and external organisations on strategic and cross-boundary planning matters
  • Monitoring changes to national planning policy, legislation and guidance
  • Ensuring local planning policies remain compliant with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements
  • Managing consultants and external specialists commissioned to support policy development
  • Providing professional input into major development proposals and strategic sites
  • Supporting infrastructure planning and delivery where relevant to Local Plan preparation
  • Managing team workloads, priorities and performance
  • Contributing to wider planning service improvement and corporate priorities
  • Representing the Council at meetings, working groups, consultations and other professional forums

Requirements

We're looking for a highly experienced planning professional with strong knowledge of strategic planning, Local Plans and planning policy.

You'll ideally have:

  • Significant experience in planning policy, strategic planning or Local Plan preparation
  • Previous experience leading or managing a planning policy team
  • Strong knowledge of the UK planning system and relevant planning legislation
  • Detailed understanding of Local Plan preparation, consultation, examination and adoption processes
  • Experience preparing and reviewing planning policy documents and evidence-base studies
  • Experience providing high-level professional planning advice
  • Strong leadership and people-management skills
  • Ability to manage complex projects, competing priorities and statutory deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills
  • Experience working with elected members, senior officers, developers, consultants and external agencies
  • Ability to interpret national planning policy and legislative changes
  • Strong analytical and report-writing skills
  • Ability to work independently and make sound professional judgements
  • A relevant planning or related professional qualification
  • Membership of the RTPI or eligibility for professional membership would be highly desirable
  • Eligibility to work in the UK
  • Ability to provide relevant employment references and complete required pre-employment checks

Why Apply

  • Senior planning opportunity with Charnwood Borough Council
  • Competitive Umbrella rate of £469.96 per day
  • Opportunity to lead key Local Plan and strategic planning work
  • High-profile role influencing future development across the borough
  • Chance to work with senior stakeholders, elected members and external partners
  • Opportunity to contribute to major planning policy and strategic development decisions
  • Full-time 37-hour working week
  • 12-week initial contract

Benefits

  • Weekly Pay
  • Company Pension
  • Ongoing Agency Support

Additional Information

Client: Charnwood Borough Council

Job Title: Team Leader Local Plans

Location: Southfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2TU

Positions Available: 1

Hours: 37 hours per week

Start Date: 9 November 2026

End Date: 31 January 2027

Contract Duration: 12 weeks

Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: Umbrella: £469.96 per day

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract

Pay: £469.96 per day

Benefits:

  • Company pension

Application question(s):

  • Do you have significant experience in Local Plan preparation, planning policy or strategic planning?
  • Have you previously managed or led a planning policy or Local Plans team?
  • Do you have experience supporting Local Plan consultation, examination and adoption processes?
  • Are you confident providing professional planning advice to senior officers, elected members and external stakeholders?
  • Are you able to reliably travel to Southfield Road, Loughborough, LE11 2TU?
  • Are you available to start from 9 November 2026?

Experience:

  • Local Plans / Planning Policy: 3 years (required)
  • Strategic Planning: 3 years (required)
  • Team Leadership / Management: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Relevant Planning Qualification (required)
  • RTPI Membership or equivalent professional status (preferred)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify iWork Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

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