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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.

WORKFORCE

We must hold onto place-based leadership

By Maxine O'Mahony | 30 January 2026

Maxine O’Mahony says: 'We must preserve place-based leadership, visible presence, trusted relationships and problem-solving. If we can combine that with the ...

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Peterborough to announce new monitoring officer

By Martin Ford | 14 January 2026

Peterborough City Council is set to confirm the appointment of Gavin Milnthorpe as director of legal and governance and monitoring officer.

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'Exporting' the housing challenge

By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2026

The growing tendency of councils to use ‘out of area’ placements to discharge their housing responsibilities is increasing tension between local authorities....

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A system for success

By Heather Jameson | 23 December 2025

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