Discover more about the councils who will employ Pathways to Planning graduates.
All local planning authorities in England are eligible to employ graduates as part of the Pathways to Planning programme: it is each council’s decision whether to participate in the programme. Councils can express interest in the programme at present and we will begin formal sign-up to Cohort 3 in November 2024. Councils will have until 11 April 2025 to sign up to the programme.
This page will list councils as they sign up for the programme, once registration has opened. For now, you can view below the councils who have taken part in our first two cohorts: Cohort 1, a pilot group who started work in spring 2024, and Cohort 2, a larger group who started work in September 2024.
All councils who take part in the Pathways to Planning programme agree to provide varied work experience, mentoring and support to their graduate planners. They will also provide time off work to study and a fully-funded postgraduate qualification in Planning. Salary and other employment terms will vary, but these will be completely outlined to candidates before you select where you would prefer to interview.
Cohorts 1 and 2 council partners
North West
- Cumberland Council
- Lake District National Park
- Westmorland and Furness Council
- Trafford Council
- St Helen’s Borough Council
- Wirral Council
- Bolton Council
North East
- Newcastle City Council
- Yorkshire and Humber
- North East Lincolnshire Council
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Sheffield City Council
East Midlands
- Bolsover District Council
- Derby City Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- North Northamptonshire Council
- Nottingham City Council
West Midlands
- Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council
- Coventry City Council
- Warwickshire County Council
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Telford & Wrekin Council
London
- City of London Corporation
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames
- London Borough of Haringey
- London Borough of Barnet
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
East of England
- Chelmsford City Council
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- North Hertfordshire Council
- Suffolk County Council
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Hertfordshire County Council and Stevenage Borough Council
- Norwich City Council
South West
- East Devon District Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
- New Forest District Council
- North Devon Council
- Somerset Council
- Bristol City Council
- Wiltshire Council
South East
- Dover District Council
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Cherwell District Council
- Gosport Borough Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Surrey County Council
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- East Sussex County Council