Senior Planning Manager

• Develop and deliver planning strategies for short-, medium-, and long-term land opportunities
• Coordinate planning appraisals for potential sites, identifying opportunities, risks, and constraints
• Promote strategic land through the Local Plan process, including where necessary preparing representations and monitoring plan-making progress
• Work with the internal team and external consultants to coordinate planning statements, environmental reports, and supporting documents
• Alongside the internal team and external consultants be responsible for the preparation, submission and negotiation of planning applications
• Coordinate the evolution of schemes, ensuring alignment with national and local planning policy and any specific Local Authority requirements
• Alongside the internal team, managed third-party technical inputs including highways, ecology, drainage, landscape, heritage, and environmental assessments
• Ensure applications are supported by robust evidence and meet policy requirements whilst protecting commercial viability
• Build strong working relationships with Local Planning Authorities, Parish Councils, statutory consultees, and community groups
• Lead pre-application discussions and consultations
• Present proposals at planning committees, public exhibitions, and community engagement events
• Act as the key planning contact for internal and external stakeholders
• Work alongside Land teams to advise on planning risk, deliverability, and strategy for land bids
• Support technical design teams by ensuring design approach and technical reports meet planning requirements
• Administrative project management including ensuring consultants are appropriately appointed, budget monitoring and reporting to landowners as appropriate
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of national and local planning policy and legislation
• Prepare and present planning reports, risk assessments, and board papers to support decision making
• Manage external consultants, ensuring delivery on time and within agreed budgets
• Support the acquisition of new sites through site appraisal and supporting bid submissions

• Proven experience in planning within residential development, either in-house with a developer/housebuilder or at a planning consultancy
• Strong understanding of national planning policy and the Local Plan process
• Track record of securing residential allocations and/or planning permissions, negotiating S106 agreements, and working with Local Authorities
• Experience managing planning applications from feasibility through to consent
• Knowledge of technical disciplines that influence planning outcomes (highways, drainage, ecology, heritage, landscape, etc.)
• MRTPI qualified (or eligible for full membership)
• A Degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning or similar discipline

Experience across a range of planning

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private medical insurance
• X3 life assurance
• 25 Days holiday, plus bank holidays plus the option to buy 5 more
• Access to 24-hour Health Hero, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and the Health Assured Wisdom App
• Cycle-to-work scheme and flexible benefits like gym membership discounts and shopping vouchers
• Employer-matched pension scheme (up to 5%) and career development opportunities within a growing company