Career Grade Planning Officer (Development Management) LBHF624295

Salary range: 31980 - 54360 per annum (Pending pay award)
Work location: Civic Campus 1 Unity Square Hammersmith London W6 9JU
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: 4x Permanent
Closing date: 12July 2026
Contact details for Informal discussion: Roy Asagba-Power Team Leader via email on and Neil Egerton Team Leader via email on

Join one of Londons most ambitious and forward-looking boroughs.

Hammersmith & Fulham is a thriving West London borough at the forefront of regeneration and innovation. We work alongside world-class partners including Imperial College London Westfield the BBC IKEA Berkeley Group HS2 and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). With extensive river frontage and our landmark Civic Campus opening this year we offer a truly cutting-edge working environment.

Our industrial strategyUpstream is already transforming the boroughcreating a new tech cluster in West London and delivering over 6 billion in investment and more than 13000 jobs. This is a place where growth heritage and opportunity come together.

What we offer

We support flexible hybrid workingcombining home working with time spent at our new Civic Campus. We are continually improving how we deliver services through digital innovation and encourage all staff to play a role in shaping these developments.

Youll benefit from a supportive and experienced management team committed to your professional growth. The role offers excellent opportunities to develop a broad planning skillset including negotiation mentoring and report writinghelping you progress your career in a high-performing planning service.

Youll manage a diverse and exciting caseload from householder applications and changes of use to large-scale masterplans within designated Opportunity Areas. Our borough combines dense housing rich historic character major cultural assets and internationally recognised sporting venues including three major football stadiums alongside some of the worlds leading developers.

As a valued member of staff youll work collaboratively with residents developers and key stakeholders. Youll bring strong communication skills a proactive mindset and the flexibility to manage competing priorities while contributing new ideas and approaches.

Please refer to the Role Profilefor more information.

Planning Degree

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining who we are. We are looking for people whocan build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone withcompassion dignity andfairness. We value theviews and opinion of others and promote benefits andopportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough anddoing things well. We focus on standards and continuousimprovement; learning fromour mistakes and celebratingsuccess.

We are collaborators
We work together for a bettersociety. We work with ourresidents businesses schoolsthird sector and others forbetter outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the verybest. We seek to continuallyimprove and put our residentscustomers and businesses atthe heart of everything we do.

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment retention and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity diversity and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age disability gender reassignment race religion or belief sex sexual orientation marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and adults. We expect all employees workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format please contact us at or by post to The Town Hall King Street Hammersmith W6 9JU