Senior Town Planner

London, England

£45000 - £55000 per annum + plus benefits

Full Time

Planning, Town Planning

30 October 2026

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This is an excellent opportunity to join a multidisciplined consultancy who provide a wide range of planning and architectural services to the industrial, commercial, residential, and mixed-use sectors. They are on the lookout for a talented and experienced Senior Architect to join their growing team in London.

Benefits for the role of Senior Town Planner include:

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Professional development
  • Personal development

Duties for the role of Senior Town Planner:

  • Providing strategic and detailed planning advice to clients and project teams
  • Undertaking planning appraisals and identifying development opportunities and constraints
  • Developing and implementing planning strategies for a range of development projects
  • Managing the preparation and submission of planning applications, including full, outline and hybrid applications
  • Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and external consultants
  • Liaising and negotiating with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
  • Managing planning conditions, amendments, variations and related submissions
  • Supporting and, where appropriate, leading planning appeals
  • Advising on Section 106 agreements and associated planning obligations
  • Preparing representations in relation to development plans and emerging planning policy
  • Supporting the promotion of sites through the plan-making process

Requirements for the role of Senior Town Planner:

  • Relevant RTPI Accredited degree within Town Planning or another related discipline
  • Chartered or working towards RTPI membership
  • Significant experience within a planning consultancy, developer, architectural practice or related environment
  • Strong knowledge of the UK planning system and development management process
  • Experience managing planning applications from inception through to determination
  • Experience across commercial, industrial, logistics, employment or mixed-use development would be advantageous
  • The ability to develop clear and commercially realistic planning strategies
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external consultants
  • Confidence dealing with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organisational and project management abilities
  • The ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team
  • A commercially minded approach and an understanding of clients' development objectives

If this role interests you or if you are interested in searching for other roles relating to Town Planning please feel free to contact Ben Moore on 01792 365008 or email ben.moore@penguinrecruitment.co.uk. There are many more roles available on our website at www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. This is a permanent role


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