Senior Planner

Your new company
Your new company is a medium-sized RTPI planning consultancy with a diverse range of schemes including residential, education, minerals, commercial and leisure amongst many others. The team is consisted of just under twenty planners with a well balanced structure from directors to entry level planners. With expertise in different sectors, you will have the opportunity to work on a sensible variety of schemes that will challenge you, but allow you to grow your skill set at an agreeable pace as you work with different directors on schemes.

Your new role
You will be tasked with processing a wide range of planning applications, acting as the main point of contact for planning advice on all planning issues associated within given developments. You will be responsible for ensuring applications received are assessed under relevant local and national planning legislation in accordance with statutory obligations, policies and good practice. You will provide pre-application advice to applicants on the suitability of proposed schemes, Applications will range from basic to the strategic which will require you to consider a variety of complex planning issues. You will be required to develop effective working relationships with development partners, consultants and the internal teams involved in successful project delivery and will have a keen understanding of the development process as a whole.


What you'll need to succeed
You will have a degree in in Town Planning or a RTPI equivalent subject, with a proven track record of handling a range of development management applications. You will draw on your knowledge of Town and Country planning and the associated local and national legislation and policy. As well as an effective understanding of planning policy, you will be IT proficient and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.


What you'll get in return
You will earn a competitive salary with access to an additional bonus with additional benefits that include holiday allowance and pension scheme as part of a growing planning team. You will be a part of a social group with office outings and a team atmosphere that helps breed success.


What you need to do now
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