0191 428 3309 | etb@elliotthomasconsulting.co.uk ELLIOT THOMAS CONSULTING
Town Planning
Specialist Town Planning Recruitment, Done Properly
Elliot Thomas partners with the town planning sector, connecting skilled planning professionals with consultancies, developers, and public sector organisations across the North of the UK.
Our expertise covers permanent and contract appointments across development management, strategic planning, policy, transport planning, and environmental planning roles.
We take a tailored, informed approach, working closely with clients to understand planning challenges, project pipelines, and local authority requirements, ensuring each appointment adds meaningful value.
Our focus is on long-term alignment between planners, organisations, and the places they help to shape, building trusted relationships across the planning community.
The Positions We Recruit For...
Town Planner, Urban Planner, Planning Consultant, Planning Officer, Development Management, EIA Consultant & Ecologist.
Elliot Birtwistle, Director
Elliot leads Elliot Thomas Consulting's Town Planning recruitment, drawing on several years of experience across the Built Environment sector. He works with consultancies, developers, and local authorities to place planning professionals at every level.
His approach is consultative and relationship-led, taking time to understand a client's project pipeline and a candidate's career goals before making the right connection. No volume targets, no cookie-cutter placements, just the right match, done properly.