Planning Officer (Design)

Planning Officer (Design) Job Details | City of London Corporation We use cookies to offer you the best possible website experience. Your cookie preferences will be stored in your browser’s local storage. This includes cookies necessary for the website's operation. Additionally, you can freely decide and change any time whether you accept cookies or choose to opt out of cookies to improve the website's performance, as well as cookies used to display content tailored to your interests. Your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer may be impacted if you do not accept all cookies. Modify Cookie Preferences Accept All Cookies Skip to main content Careers Home Explore Jobs Working Here Working here Rewards & Wellbeing Training & Development Entry Level Talent Apprentices Work Experience Search Jobs Careers Home Explore Jobs Working Here Working here Rewards & Wellbeing Training & Development Entry Level Talent Apprentices Work Experience Language English (United Kingdom) View profile Employee Login Search Jobs Job Description Apply now Job Title: Planning Officer (Design) Posting Start Date: 07/10/2026 Posting End Date: 30/10/2026 Department: Environment Office Location: Guildhall Level of DBS required for this role: None required Level of vetting required?: No security vetting is required Is this a politically restricted post?: No Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?: No Salary: £50,860 - £56,920 Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:15am – 5:00pm Basis: Full -Time, Permanent Workplace categor y: Workplace based Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance. Attachments: Job Description and Person Specification Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. We therefore encourage you to apply early. The City of London Corporation is seeking a talented design and heritage officer to join the Design Team, within the City’s Planning service, to work at the cutting edge of conservation and design. We are a dynamic and welcoming team of architects, conservationists, accessibility and inclusion specialists, public realm experts, urban designers and an archaeologist. The Square Mile is an international centre for growth – and a historic place of international significance. Here, design and conservation are inseparable from one another, and success requires a progressive, out-of-the-box approach to both disciplines. As a team, we take pride in our pragmatism, our quick action, and our decisive and fluently articulated advice to all our stakeholders. We are known for our deference to the old, enthusiasm for the new, and passion for inclusion. About You We are looking for people with a different way of seeing, who are at ease with change, who recognise the strength and charisma of heritage assets, and who can bring flair to the business of design (and planning in general). As a member of our Design Team, you will bring this sort of approach to all that you do. You will be able to engender enthusiasm and support for conservation and design, working collaboratively with colleagues across Development Management, Transport, Sustainability, Public Realm, Policy and S106 Planning, you will play a key role in ensuring that charismatic design and celebrating heritage are intrinsic to the delivery of growth in the Square Mile. You will provide urban design and conservation advice on the management, evaluation, and negotiation of a wide range of planning and listed building consent applications from pre-application through to delivery on site. Where necessary, you will find and successfully promote alternative design solutions to balance urban design, and conservation issues to deliver good growth and high quality and innovative design.  You will contribute to the development of policy and planning guidance in these areas as