Planning Manager
Location: West Sussex - Hybrid Working
Salary: £64,000 - £66,000 + Car Allowance
Job Type: Permanent

We are working with a highly regarded organisation looking for an experienced Planning Manager to take responsibility for planning matters across its extensive UK-wide property and estates portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity for an MRTPI-qualified Town Planner to take on a varied and influential in-house position, providing strategic planning advice and helping shape the future development and enhancement of a diverse property estate.

Working closely with the Head of Estates and wider Estates team, you will play a key role in identifying development opportunities, securing planning consents and supporting the delivery of the organisation's long-term property strategy.

The position offers the opportunity to combine strategic planning advice with hands-on project delivery, working across a varied portfolio of sites and engaging with local planning authorities, external consultants and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
·Provide strategic planning advice to the Head of Estates and wider business on development, redevelopment, change of use and alternative use opportunities across the UK property portfolio.
·Lead the preparation and submission of planning applications, planning appraisals, supporting statements and Certificates of Lawfulness.
·Manage the planning process from initial feasibility and pre-application discussions through to securing planning permission.
·Prepare pre-application consultation briefs and represent the organisation at meetings with Local Planning Authorities and other key stakeholders.
·Advise on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements and their implications for individual development proposals.
·Appoint, instruct and manage external professional advisers, including planning, heritage, ecology, highways and flood risk consultants.
·Manage planning projects effectively, coordinating internal teams, external consultants and Local Planning Authorities to achieve positive outcomes.
·Monitor emerging Local Plans and planning policy changes in areas where the organisation has property interests, making representations where appropriate.
·Prepare and submit objections to neighbouring development proposals where these could adversely affect the organisation's sites.
·Attend site meetings, planning reviews and occasional Planning Committee meetings as required.
·Work collaboratively with Development Managers and wider property teams to identify and progress opportunities across the estate.
 
You will be an experienced Town Planner with a strong understanding of the UK planning system and a proven ability to secure planning consents for significant development proposals.

Ideally, you will have experience working in an in-house planning team, consultancy or Local Planning Authority environment, with the commercial awareness and confidence to provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders.

You will also bring:
·An accredited degree in Town Planning or a related discipline.
·MRTPI membership.
·A minimum of four years' post-qualification experience.
·Demonstrable experience preparing and successfully securing planning permissions for significant development schemes.
·A good understanding of Biodiversity Net Gain and its impact on the planning process.
·Experience appointing, instructing and managing external consultants and professional advisers.
·Strong report-writing capabilities and attention to detail.

You will be proactive, commercially minded and comfortable managing multiple projects, with the ability to navigate complex planning issues and develop practical solutions.

What's on Offer?
·Competitive salary of £64,000 - £66,000 plus car allowance/company car
·Permanent, senior-level opportunity.
·Hybrid working arrangement, based in East Grinstead.
·Opportunity to influence the strategic development of a substantial UK-wide property portfolio.
·A varied role combining strategic planning, development opportunities and hands-on planning project management.

If you are an MRTPI-qualified Town Planner looking for an opportunity to apply your planning expertise in a commercially focused, in-house environment, we would be keen to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion about the opportunity 02393 876 054 or [email protected]
 
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