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| Salary | $27,709–$30,023 Per Year |
Planning Assistant
Salary: £27,709 - £30,023 per annum
Vacancy Hours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term - End date 31st March 2027 & 1 no. end date December 2027 to cover maternity.
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire,
Grade: F
Salary: £27,709 - £30,023 per annum
Vacancy Hours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term - End date 31st March 2027 & 1 no. end date December 2027 to cover maternity.
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We are looking for Planning Assistants, who will work within a team to provide a range of specialist services across the whole of the Planning Service. These temporary positions are to help bolster the team whilst we deliver the latter stages of a project, bringing our planning systems onto one platform.
They offer more than just valuable work experience. As one of the largest planning services in England, we regularly create opportunities for progression within our teams. Successful candidates will gain exposure to a wide range of planning functions and develop the knowledge and skills that can support future applications for permanent positions, including Planning Assistant, Senior Planning Assistant and career-grade Planning Officer roles, as well as opportunities across the wider Council.
Our Service
The Council's Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the county can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work. It is one of the largest planning functions in the country covering one of the largest geographical areas including national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty, to small market town and large urban areas.
The Operations team are responsible for many technical aspects of case processing across the range of responsibilities within the Planning Service - including Development Management, Building Control, Policy & Place, Infrastructure and Delivery, Land Charges, Street Naming & Numbering, data management, system use.
The role
Planning Assistants play a vital role in supporting the work of the Planning service.
You will work within a team providing a wide range of specialist technical services across the whole of the Planning service, to ensure efficient, effective and compliant service delivery. You will undertake work across a diverse range of back office and 'front of house' services within a busy customer-facing environment.
Some of the tasks that a Planning Assistant would be expected to carry out include:
Full training will be provided, usually in person at the locality office. Therefore, some travelling may be expected.
What you will bring
You should be an effective communicator, with strong IT skills, be accurate, meticulous and customer focussed. You should be able to demonstrate that you have familiarity of working in a team environment, the ability to relate well to customers at all levels and effective organisational skills and time management when working to deadlines. You will be expected to be reliable, resilient and able to work under pressure, often using your own initiative
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 6th November 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Venue for Interview: Harrogate Civic Centre, HG1 2AE
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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Planning Assistant
Grade: F
Salary: £27,709 - £30,023 per annum
Vacancy Hours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term - End date 31st March 2027 & 1 no. end date December 2027 to cover maternity.
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We are looking for Planning Assistants, who will work within a team to provide a range of specialist services across the whole of the Planning Service. These temporary positions are to help bolster the team whilst we deliver the latter stages of a project, bringing our planning systems onto one platform.
They offer more than just valuable work experience. As one of the largest planning services in England, we regularly create opportunities for progression within our teams. Successful candidates will gain exposure to a wide range of planning functions and develop the knowledge and skills that can support future applications for permanent positions, including Planning Assistant, Senior Planning Assistant and career-grade Planning Officer roles, as well as opportunities across the wider Council.
Our Service
The Council's Planning Services play a fundamental role in managing the natural and built environment, ensuring that the future development needs of the county can be accommodated to make it a better place in which to live and work. It is one of the largest planning functions in the country covering one of the largest geographical areas including national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty, to small market town and large urban areas.
The Operations team are responsible for many technical aspects of case processing across the range of responsibilities within the Planning Service - including Development Management, Building Control, Policy & Place, Infrastructure and Delivery, Land Charges, Street Naming & Numbering, data management, system use.
The role
Planning Assistants play a vital role in supporting the work of the Planning service.
You will work within a team providing a wide range of specialist technical services across the whole of the Planning service, to ensure efficient, effective and compliant service delivery. You will undertake work across a diverse range of back office and 'front of house' services within a busy customer-facing environment.
Some of the tasks that a Planning Assistant would be expected to carry out include:
Full training will be provided, usually in person at the locality office. Therefore, some travelling may be expected.
What you will bring
You should be an effective communicator, with strong IT skills, be accurate, meticulous and customer focussed. You should be able to demonstrate that you have familiarity of working in a team environment, the ability to relate well to customers at all levels and effective organisational skills and time management when working to deadlines. You will be expected to be reliable, resilient and able to work under pressure, often using your own initiative
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 6th November 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Venue for Interview: Harrogate Civic Centre, HG1 2AE
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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Planning Assistant
Salary: £27,709 - £30,023
Posted: 23/10/2026
Closing date: 06/11/2026
Closing time: 23:59 (GMT)
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