{"id":65066,"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-town-planner\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:05:20","slug":"senior-town-planner","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/senior-town-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Town Planner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Title:<\/strong> Town Planner<br \/> <strong>Location:<\/strong> Essex (Hybrid Working Available)<br \/> <strong>Salary:<\/strong> Competitive + Benefits<\/p>\n<p>A well-established and growing property development and planning consultancy is looking to appoint a <strong>Town Planner<\/strong> to join their expanding team in <strong>Essex<\/strong>. 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