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WORKFORCE

Career Grade or Senior Planning Officers (at least 2)

At Wokingham, we are promoting growth and high quality planned development in the Town Centre, at four strategic development locations and across the Borough. We are aiming to deliver over 13,000 new homes by 2026.

We are working closely with landowners, developers and community stakeholders to achieve sustainable and well designed new development. We now need to expand our team to support this vital work.

We are looking for ambitious, highly motivated and enthusiastic planners with varying levels of experience to join us.

For more information visit our website here.

Closing date 25 July 2012.

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