Town Planner Apprentice LBHF624221 in London

Salary range: £27,783 per annum

Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9XY

Hours per week: 36

Contract type: Apprenticeship until 31st December 2029

Closing date: 21 June 2026

About the role

Hammersmith & Fulham Council are committed to investing in their residents as we are currently creating a wide range of high-quality Apprenticeships that combine working in a great job, comprehensive training and development opportunities and a competitive salary. The Planning Service provides a source of professional expertise to assess planning applications and to write planning policies that are used during the assessments and to monitor change and development to make sure that the planning service is contemporary.

Our Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship consists of a 60‑month long opportunity to be at the forefront of the growth agenda within the Council and apply your “can‑do” attitude whilst working towards a Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship. Candidate will finish with a Degree and Masters and The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Chartership.

The Job – working for the Planning Division within the Place Department in the Council you will:

• Enter the Degree Apprenticeship Chartered Town Planner at Level 4.
• Undertake a development programme leading to a Level 7 Chartered Town Planner qualification as part of an apprenticeship.
• Be responsible for assisting the planning team with their caseload of planning infrastructure policy and delivery of planning related projects in accordance with development proposals.
• Work alongside the teams within planning to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in technical support, planning policy, infrastructure delivery, spatial planning projects, plan making, planning enforcement, urban design, and heritage.
• Promote customer satisfaction and quality customer service when delivering our services to stakeholders.
• Learn to provide advice on a range of development proposals, the complexity of which will rise with progression through the degree course from simple to more complex proposals and projects.
• With support, learn how to defend the Council’s decisions at appeals to the Planning Inspectorate, the complexity of which will rise with progression through the career grade from simple to more complex proposals and projects.

Training and Development – Within your role you will:

• Complete a development programme leading to a Level 7 Chartered Town Planner qualification as part of an apprenticeship funded by the Council. This will involve attendance at a college and/or completing tasks in the workplace (depending on specific course requirement).
• Join a personal and professional development programme that will involve a series of varied development activities and events throughout your time with the Council.

Working in Hammersmith & Fulham Council

We appreciate and value our employees and recognise the importance of a motivated and supported workforce. We will support your development through the activities mentioned above and through the ongoing support of your manager and a mentoring programme. In addition to the competitive salary and excellent annual leave package the organisation offers a wide range of benefits such as a beneficial pension scheme, tax efficient childcare vouchers and cycle schemes, discounts at Vodaphone and local discounts from restaurants and shops.

Attitude Matters

Hammersmith and Fulham Council recruit as much for attitude as we do experience therefore, we will expect our applicants to be enthusiastic, keen to learn and adaptable to change which are some of the key skills we will look for at the interview process.

Moving on

After you have successfully completed your Apprenticeship, you will have gained valuable workplace experience and attained a professional qualification which will improve your chances of finding work either within the Council or with another employer or help you move on to a higher-level apprenticeship elsewhere.

Please ensure that you fully answer the mandatory questions at the end of the application form as this is what the recruiting managers will be using to shortlist your application. You should use your previous experiences at school, college, work or in your personal life to give detailed and relevant examples when asked. Uploading a CV and/or a personal statement is optional, but these will not be considered when assessing your job application.

Open to everyone aged 16+ who have lived in the UK for three years; Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above) or a Level 2 Apprenticeship; Have lived in the UK for the past 3 years (as part of the funding requirement); Not currently be qualified in Level 4 Construction (Construction site supervisor) apprenticeship Higher National Certificate (HNC) or above; Currently not undertaking any other formal form of study (e.g., college or university course).

Our commitment to you:

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. 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.