Explore Urban Design Planner jobs across the UK. Bridge planning policy and design to influence how neighbourhoods, towns, and cities evolve.
Urban Design Planners combine spatial planning knowledge with urban design principles to help shape sustainable, liveable, and well-connected communities. Working across public and private sectors, they ensure that local planning policy supports good design, while also helping to visualise frameworks, masterplans, and development briefs that respond to urban challenges.
These roles are ideal for those with a background in town planning, regeneration, or urban design, offering a creative yet strategic position within development teams. Urban Design Planners often contribute to design codes, local plans, and pre-application guidance, working with architects, developers, and local authorities. For insights into current salaries and role expectations, visit our Urban Design Salary Guide.
If you’re interested in shaping policy and place together, these FAQs explain the role and career prospects of an Urban Design Planner.
They guide urban growth by aligning design thinking with planning policy — contributing to masterplans, development frameworks, design codes, and spatial strategies.
A degree in town planning, urban design, architecture, or geography is typical. RTPI accreditation and a postgraduate urban design qualification are advantageous.
Urban Design Planners focus more on spatial quality, site design, and visual strategy, whereas Town Planners focus on policy, regulation, and application assessment.
Planning consultancies, local authorities, urban regeneration agencies, housing developers, and multidisciplinary design teams all hire for this role.
Salaries range from £35,000 to £50,000 depending on experience, location, and whether the role is in public or private sector. Visit our Urban Design Salary Guide for benchmarks.
Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign), GIS platforms, SketchUp, and basic CAD tools are often used, along with planning databases and mapping tools.
Both. Urban Design Planners bring creativity to spatial solutions while ensuring compliance with policy frameworks and planning regulations.
Progression can lead to roles such as Principal Urban Designer, Regeneration Lead, or Head of Urban Strategy, depending on whether you move toward design or policy leadership.
Meet the team at HAUS Careers. An Architecture and Design recruitment agency in London, we are a team of ex-industry professionals with varied backgrounds and specialist knowledge in a multiplicity of sectors. At HAUS we love design and have a passion for great Architecture.
Our varied backgrounds and relevant experience allow for a deeper understanding of our industry. Our expert knowledge of Architecture, BIM, Landscape, Interior Design, Urban Design and Creative Support allows us to identify talented professionals and the best practices.
We work with London’s best practices and ensure our candidates are always placed in the right environment. We have a great relationship with both our clients and candidates for this exact reason. We are always looking for the most talented designers and professionals to ensure our industry’s future continues to grow.
At HAUS we understand from experience that recruitment is more than just matching someone’s skillset to a job description.
We are always looking to launch professionals next step in the industry. That’s why we get to know our candidates. We welcome the opportunity to meet over a coffee, tea or beer (or all of the above) so we can get a stronger understanding of their career aspirations and match their specialist skills and experience to the right role.
If you know someone who you think would be suitable for one of our positions, then please do not hesitate to send your name, and the contact details for the person you are referring, to hello@hauscareers.com
If the person you refer is successfully placed, and they pass a three-month probationary period, you’ll receive £150, and we will also donate £150 to a charity of your choice.
There is no limit to the number of referrals you can make either.
Refer a friend and get a £300 referral fee when we get them a job.
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