Planning Manager

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-hous...

Report this job