Senior Town Planner

Location: Stratford-upon-Avon
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: Ideally 4+ years’ relevant planning experience

About the Role

An established and growing independent planning and development consultancy based in Stratford-upon-Avon is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Town Planner to join its team.

The consultancy provides professional planning advice to a diverse range of private and public sector clients, including landowners, developers, businesses, individuals and other organisations. Its work covers a broad range of development projects, including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, rural and mixed-use schemes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious planner who is looking to take the next step in their career, with the opportunity to manage projects, develop client relationships and play a key role in the continued growth of the consultancy.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a varied portfolio of planning and development projects, including:

• Managing planning applications from initial instruction through to determination.
• Providing strategic planning advice to clients and identifying opportunities to maximise development potential.
• Preparing and reviewing planning statements, planning appraisals and other technical documentation.
• Undertaking detailed assessments of development proposals against national and local planning policy.
• Leading pre-application discussions and negotiations with Local Planning Authorities.
• Managing relationships with planning officers, clients, architects, consultants and other stakeholders.
• Managing planning appeals, enforcement matters, lawful development certificates and other planning-related submissions.
• Supporting the promotion of development sites through local plan and strategic planning processes.
• Undertaking site appraisals and feasibility assessments.
• Attending client, consultant and Local Planning Authority meetings.
• Providing commercially focused advice on planning and development opportunities.
• Managing external consultants and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams where required.
• Monitoring project budgets, timescales and deliverables.
• Identifying new business opportunities and contributing to the growth of the consultancy.
• Supporting and mentoring more junior members of the planning team.